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McDonald XP-85 Airplane in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

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Front View of McDonald XP-85 Plan Model. Parasite Airplane designed to be carried in the B-36 bombay (never built) At the time it was the smallest Jet powered airplane. 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 interceptor aircraft, a need demonstrated during World War II

Don Richey

The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. They have an X designator, which indicates the research mission within the US system of aircraft designations. The first, the Bell X-1, became well known in 1947 after it became the first aircraft to break the sound barrier in level flight. Most of the X-planes have been operated by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) or, later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), often in conjunction with the United States Air Force. The majority of X-plane testing has occurred at Edwards Air Force Base. Some of the X-planes have been well publicized, while others have been developed in secrecy. Most X-planes are not expected to go into full-scale production.

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mcdonald xp 85 arc ames 40 x 80 ft wind tunnel parasite ames aeronautics naca ames research center xp mcdonald xp airplane foot wind tunnel foot wind tunnel 1950 s airplanes high resolution world war ii don richey mcdonald xp 85 airplane american prototype fighter aircraft mcdonald xp 85 plan model giant convair b 36 bomber world war ii parasite airplane mcdonnell aircraft parasite fighter mcdonnell xf 85 goblin interceptor aircraft b 36 bombay front view bomb bay bombers wwii aircraft 1940 s aircrafts aircraft aviation nasa
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08/04/1948
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X Planes

X Series of U.S. Experimental Airplanes
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Ames Research Center
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NASA
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https://images.nasa.gov/
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mcdonald xp 85 arc ames 40 x 80 ft wind tunnel parasite ames aeronautics naca ames research center xp mcdonald xp airplane foot wind tunnel foot wind tunnel 1950 s airplanes high resolution world war ii don richey mcdonald xp 85 airplane american prototype fighter aircraft mcdonald xp 85 plan model giant convair b 36 bomber world war ii parasite airplane mcdonnell aircraft parasite fighter mcdonnell xf 85 goblin interceptor aircraft b 36 bombay front view bomb bay bombers wwii aircraft 1940 s aircrafts aircraft aviation nasa