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Song Parodies -> "The XF-12 was Doomed"

Original Song Title:

"I Put a Spell on You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Parody Song Title:

"The XF-12 was Doomed"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

The XF-12 Rainbow was supposed to be a scout over Japan in WW2 but the war ended before the first prototype was even completed. Republic lagged behind and when the plane did fly postwar, jets and better civilian aviation made the design obsolete. The Rainbow was a large aircraft with 4x 3000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines in 4 seperate nacelles. It could reach high altitude and cruise at 450 mph, taking recon photos and processing them onboard in a darkroom en route to the mainland. But Republic wanted a civilian airline version- the RC-2. However, that space was already taken by the DC-4 and Boeing 377. So Republic moved on with the Rainbow as XR-12 (the pre-1947 USAAF F for Photo being replaced by the new USAF R for Recon). The first aircraft lost a tire on landing in one incident and then crashed. The program was cancelled and the second prototype went to a gunnery range for target practice. And that was the end of the XF-12...
The XF-12 was doomed
lagged behind

A recon scout for Japan use
None were flyin’
Prototype sat lyin’

A high-flying bandit
Pratts spinnin’ ‘round
Onboard darkroom handy
Could process film during turn-around

[Could reach high speed when Mainland bound]

The XF-12 was doomed
lagged behind
Past ‘45

They built two
They built two
They built two
No need for anymore
Dual-use not there
For airline RC
Folks loved DC-4

[Rainbow obscure]

One crashing
The XF-12 was doomed
lagged behind
(the other took gunnery range thrashing)

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Rob Arndt - November 08, 2012 - Report this comment
The XF-12: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/34/Republic_XF-12_Rainbow.jpg

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