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Sunday, September 12, 2021
CONTINUITY: Jet-Powered Parasitic Fighter: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
Here is more about the XF-85 Goblin. The task of re-attaching to a trapeze lowered by a bomber in the turbulent environment of its slipstream proved too demanding for even the very best test pilots. By the time the difficulty became apparent, progress in in-flight refuelling had rendered the concept of parasitic aircraft carried by larger planes obsolete.
Posted at September 12, 2021 12:41