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McDonnell XF-85 Flight Test
McDonnell XF-85 Flight Test 
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McDonnell XF-85 Goblin on Flight Ramp, April 1949
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XF-85 Goblin on Tarmac, St. Louis, MO

The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, the smallest jet-propelled fighter ever built, was a parasite designed to be dropped from a bomber, perform its mission and return to the mother ship. The Goblin was egg shaped and its wings - swept back 37 degrees - could fold upward. It had no landing gear, but was launched from the bomber and recovered using a hook and a retractable trapeze under the parent airplane. For emergencies, the Goblin had a steel skid under the fuselage and small runners on its wingtips. The tiny fighter was stable, easy to fly and recovered well from spins. However, many pilots found it hard to hook the Goblin in flight to its bomber's trapeze. McDonnell built two Goblins, and one joined the collection at the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 
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Unique identifier BI21176 
Boeing ID d4c-10542 
Type Image 
Size 5997px × 4797px   82MB 
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