Emhar Aircraft 1/72 F3H Demon F3H-2N/F3H-2M (F3C) USN Fighter Kit

The F3H Demon is one of a group of lesser-known aircraft designs that started production in the mid ‘50s and were a link between the aircraft of the Korean War and those of the Century Series era. The Demon was probably more famous or infamous for the failure of it’s initial engine than for it’s subsequent successes. The Navy had directed that the Demon be designed around the Westinghouse J-40 engine which was supposed to double the thrust of then available engines. Unfortunately the J-40 did not come close to delivering the promised power plus it was very unreliable. This problem adversely affected not only the Demon program but also others such as the F4D Skyray, A3D Sky Warrior, the B-52 and the F-102. In the case of the Demon, the Allison J-71 engine was made available. This was not an optimum solution but did provide the Demon with an acceptable power plant. The first twenty-one aircraft produced for the Westinghouse engine could not be retrofitted and were subsequently towed thro