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The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to be deployed from the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter. The XF-85's intended role was to defend bombers from hostile interceptors, a need demonstrated during World War II. Two prototypes were constructed before the program was terminated.

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  • McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
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  • The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to be deployed from the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter. The XF-85's intended role was to defend bombers from hostile interceptors, a need demonstrated during World War II. Two prototypes were constructed before the program was terminated.
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  • 2500.0
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  • 4550.0
climb rate main
  • 12500.0
length alt
  • 4.5 m
span main
  • 642.62
Status
  • Canceled, 1949
flight endurance
  • 4800.0
thrust alt
  • 13.3 kN
height alt
  • 2.5 m
Type
loading main
  • 51(xsd:integer)
range alt
  • km
Program Cost
  • 3100000(xsd:integer)
length main
  • 452.12
area main
  • 90.0
height main
  • 251.46
span alt
  • 6.4 m
Manufacturer
  • McDonnell Aircraft
max speed main
  • 650(xsd:integer)
thrust/weight
  • 0(xsd:double)
climb rate alt
  • 3800(xsd:integer)
ceiling main
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National Origin
  • United States
empty weight main
  • 3740.0
type of jet
  • turbojet
loaded weight alt
  • 2050.0
area alt
  • 8.3
First Flight
  • 1948-08-23(xsd:date)
engine (jet)
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  • 565(xsd:integer)
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  • jet
loading alt
  • 247(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
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thrust main
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number of jets
  • 1(xsd:integer)
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 14,600 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 5600.0
Crew
  • 1(xsd:integer)
Armament
  • *4 × 0.50 in M2 Browning machine guns
Number Built
  • Two
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  • Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters, Boeing, National Museum of the United States Air Force.
abstract
  • The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to be deployed from the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter. The XF-85's intended role was to defend bombers from hostile interceptors, a need demonstrated during World War II. Two prototypes were constructed before the program was terminated. The XF-85 was a response to a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) requirement for a fighter to be carried within the Northrop XB-35 and B-36, then under development. This was to address the limited range of existing interceptor aircraft compared to the greater range of new bomber designs. The XF-85 was a diminutive jet aircraft featuring a distinctive egg-shaped fuselage and a forked-tail stabilizer design. The prototypes were built and underwent testing and evaluation in 1948. Flight tests showed promise in the design, but the aircraft's performance was inferior to the jet fighters it would have been facing in combat, and there were difficulties in docking. The XF-85 was swiftly canceled, and the prototypes were thereafter relegated to museum exhibits. The 1947 successor to the USAAF, the United States Air Force (USAF), continued to examine the concept of parasite aircraft under Project MX-106 "Tip Tow", Project FICON and Project "Tom-Tom" following the cancellation.
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