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

NASA / ARC · 1948-04-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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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.

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McDonaldXP-85ARCAmes40x80ftWind TunnelParasite
Credit lineMcDonald XP-85 Airplane in 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.. NASA/ARC, 1948-04-08. Public domain. ID: A-12700.
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