The XF-90 was the first USAF jet with an afterburner and the first Lockheed jet to fly supersonic, albeit in a dive. It also incorporated an unusual vertical stabilizer that could be moved fore and …

The Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor (originally designated XP-91) is a mixed-propulsion prototype interceptor aircraft, developed by Republic Aviation. The aircraft would use a jet engine for …

The XF-90 was developed to meet a USAF requirement for a long-range penetration fighter. Two prototype aircraft were built. The first was powered by two Westinghouse J34 turbojets without …

2022年2月14日 · The blast from a 19-kiloton nuclear bomb smashed into the XF-90A, ripping off its tail section and warping virtually every panel on the aircraft. The radioactive wreckage was …

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 …

The XF-92A was the world's first jet aircraft to fly with the radical delta-wing configuration pioneered by Germany's Dr. Alexander Lippisch. Convair used the knowledge learned from …

2 天之前 · The XF-90A: the first USAF jet with an afterburner. To satisfy stress levels for the ground-attack role, the XF-90 was to be fabricated primarily in 75ST aluminium for 15 percent …

It was the first U.S. built, swept-wing jet to be equipped with afterburners and wingtip fuel tanks as standard equipment and have fully adjustable vertical and horizontal stabilizers. Fowler flaps …

2023年5月19日 · Lockheed built two prototypes, the XF-90 numbered 46-687, and an XF-90A #46-688 with an afterburning J34-WE-15 engine—the first U.S. fighter to be designed with the …

2021年7月5日 · One of the more extreme aircraft to be proposed during this period was the XF-108 Rapier. The aircraft was designed by North American, the same manufacturer who …