The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to deploy from the bomb bay of the Convair B-36 …

DAYTON, Ohio -- McDonnell XF-85 Goblin at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo) The McDonnell Aircraft Corp. developed the XF-85 Goblin …

On April 16, 1961, Oldsmobile added what would come to be the 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire's predecessor -- an F-85 Cutlass coupe with bucket seats and a luxury interior -- as its response …

2024年8月11日 · While today’s latest jet fighter, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, has taken more than 20 years to bring to life, in those days it was not uncommon to go from radical idea …

2023年7月6日 · Well, to start, it's a one-year-only, five-door spinoff of the 1961 Cutlass (F-85). And it bears the name "Jetfire," thanks to a 215-cubic-inch, 215-horsepower (300 lb-ft of …

2024年9月16日 · Looking more like a flying egg than a jet fighter, the XF-85 was an unusual aircraft concept with an unconventional method of protecting U.S. heavy bombers at the outset …

2016年1月14日 · The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was a fighter aircraft, conceived during World War II and intended to be carried in the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber …

2024年12月21日 · The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, a prototype “parasite” fighter jet, is shown attached to the belly of a B-29 bomber. This compact aircraft was designed to defend bombers …

The fighter was the XF-85, an egg-shaped, jet-propelled, folding-wing, landing-gearless experimental aircraft that proved too unstable to consistently reattach itself to the conveyor …

2025年3月16日 · The small jet fighter that would be carried internally actually weighed less than a nuclear bomb from the era, so it actually represented a net gain as far as fuel consumption …