Summary and Key Points: The McDonnell XF-85 “Goblin” was a unique “parasite fighter” designed to be deployed from large bombers, like the B-36 Peacemaker, to defend against enemy aircraft. -This ...

The ‘Blackhawk’ name has proved popular for aircraft, and there was also Carr SBlackhawk racing aircraft of the 1930s, the (also) Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk and today's famous H-60 series helicopters (as ...

Born out of Cold War desperation, the XF-84H Thunderscreech was a radical experiment in aircraft propulsion. Aiming to combine the climb rate of a propeller plane with the speed of a jet, engineers ...