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 bomber as a parasite fighter. The XF-85's intended role was to defend bombers from hostile interceptor aircraft, a need demonstrated during World War II.

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 "parasite" fighter to protect B-36 bombers flying far beyond the range of conventional escort fighters.

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 of the Cold War.

XF-85战斗机是 美国 军方为了解决远程战斗机为轰炸机护航问题而委托麦克唐纳飞机公司设计的寄生式战斗机，是用轰炸机的弹舱运送，当遇上敌方战斗机就放出，战斗完毕后又可以回收进轰炸机内，但由于解决不了再回收问题，再加上长程战斗机和 空中加油 技术的出现，XF-85项目的两架XF-85分别被放在 俄亥俄州 戴顿博物馆和 内布拉斯加州 战略空军博物馆。 早在二战全面爆发之前，美国就已着手大力发展战略轰炸力量。 正式向轴心国宣战后， B-17 “空中堡垒”、 B-24 “解 …

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 …

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 as a defensive “parasite fighter”. Because of its small and rotund appearance, it …

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 after flying...

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 on intercontinental flights.

2021年6月11日 · Here’s What You Need to Remember: The XF-85 was intended to protect gigantic B-35 fly-wing and B-36 Peacemaker strategic bombers designed to fly thousands of miles carrying nuclear weapons in their...

2024年8月3日 · The XF-85 Goblin was the first and only jet-propelled, onboard fighter designed to protect long-range bombers.