NORTHROP F-89 SCORPION
F-89 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Northrop Aircraft Inc., Hawthorne, California, USA |
| Models: | N-24, N-35, N-49, N-68, N-71, N-138, N-160 |
| Designations: | F-89; P-89 |
| Name: | Scorpion |
| First official flight: | (XF-89) 16/08/1948 |
| Factory production period: | 1947 - 1956 |
| Primary service period: | 1951 - 1961 |
| Last official flight: | (F-89J) 1969 |
F-89 VARIANTS
| 1948 | N-24 | XF-89 | 1 | |
| 1949 | N-49 | YF-89 | 1 | Total: 0002 |
| 1950 | N-35 | F-89A | 8 | |
| 1950 | N-35 | F-89B | 40 | |
| 1951 | N-35 | F-89C | 164 | Total: 0212 |
| 1952 | N-68 | F-89D | 682 | |
| 1955 | N-138 | F-89H | 156 | Total: 0838 |
|
Grand Total: 1052 |
F-89 PRODUCTION
XF-89
Prototype twin engined, 2-seater fighter.
Original designation was XP-89.
Produced 1947 - 1948
Northrop Hawthorne, California (NO)
| 46-678 | ? |
Total: 0001 |
YF-89
As XF-89, service test version with design
changes, later upgraded as YF-89A.
Produced 1948 - 1949
Northrop Hawthorne, California (NO)
| 46-679 | ? |
Total: 0001 |
F-89A
As YF-89A, engine upgrade,
minor changes.
Produced 1949 - 1950
Northrop Hawthorne, California (NO)
| 49-2431 / 49-2438 | ? |
Total: 0008 |
F-89B
As F-89A, avionics / engine upgrade.
First 10 factory converted from F-89A.
Produced 1950 - 1951
Northrop Hawthorne, California (NO)
| 49-2439 / 49-2478 | ? |
Total: 0040 |
F-89C
As F-89B, multiple engine upgrades,
various improvements.
Produced 1951 - 1952
Northrop Hawthorne, California (NO)
| 50-741 / 50-804 | ? | |
| 51-5757 / 51-5856 | ? | Total: 0164 |
F-89D
As YF-89D, multiple engine upgrades,
various improvements.
Produced 1952 - 1956
Northrop Hawthorne, California (NO)
| 51-400 / 51-446 | ? | |
| 51-11298 / 51-11443 | ? | |
| 52-1829 / 52-1961 | ? | |
| 52-2127 / 52-2165 | ? | |
| 53-2447 / 53-2686 | ? | |
| 54-184 / 54-260 | ? | Total: 0682 |
(Model N-71) F-89E - Proposed single seat version, cancelled.
(Model N-71) F-89F - Proposed F-89D engine upgrade, cancelled.
(Model N-71) F-89G - Proposed F-89D armament upgrade, cancelled.
F-89H
As YF-89H, various improvements.
Produced 1955 - 1956
Northrop Hawthorne, California (NO)
| 54-261 / 54-416 | ? |
Total: 0156 |
|
Grand Total: 1052 |
F-89 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| DF-89A | 1+ | F-89A, drone director conversions. |
| JF-89A | 1 | F-89A, temporary conversion for tests. |
| YF-89A | 1 | YF-89, 1950, design / engine upgrade, pointed nose. |
| DF-89B | 1+ | F-89B, drone director conversions. |
| YF-89D | 1 | F-89B(49-2463), 1951, factory prototype with wingtip fuel / rocket pods. |
| YF-89E | 1 | Model N-71 F-89C(50-752), 1954, prototype with engine upgrade. |
| DF-89H | 1+ | F-89H, drone director conversions. |
| YF-89H | 1 | F-89D(52-1939), 1954, prototype with modified wingtip rocket / missile pods. 2 other F-89D's converted, (52-1830, 53-2449), but not redesignated. |
| F-89J | 350 | Model N-160 F-89D, 1956-1969, air-to-air missile upgrades. |
| (DF-89J) | 10 | F-89J, 1963, drone conversions for missile tests in Japan. |