The Bell XF-109 was a supersonic fighter designed in the United States in the 1950s. It would be capable of vertical take-off and landing and perform many roles. However the project was cancelled before an aircraft had been built.

The Bell D-188 was designed to meet a requirement of the US Air Force and Navy for a vertical take-off and landing supersonic fighter. In US Air Force service it would be called the F-109 and in US Navy service the F3L.

Work on this highly ambitions project began in 1955. It would fulfill a multitude of roles for the two services. It would have eight engines, two in the tail, two in each rotating wing-tip pod and two buried in the fuselage behind the cockpit for additional vertical lift.

However, the US Navy lost interest in the project and the USAF finally cancelled it in 1961 without an aircraft being built.

This model represents the XF-109 nock-up in 1960.Anigrand 1/72 kit completed by Leigh Edmonds in 2025.

Anigrand 1/72 kit completed by Leigh Edmonds in 2025.