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 ...

What looks like a flying egg, was never designed to land, and was so light it could be thrown off course by its own guns?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Air Force wasn’t as convinced that a flying aircraft carrier of this sort could work. Even if McDonnell could work all the issues out of deploying and recovering ...

As the Cold War was kicked into high gear at the end of World War II, long-range strategic bombers like the proven Boeing B-29 Stratofortress, the ironically named Convair B-36 Peacemaker, and the ...

The XF-85 Goblin was designed during the Cold War to serve as an ultra-compact fighter that could be housed inside a bomber ...