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Lockheed XF-90 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Lockheed XF-90 was built as a long-range penetration fighter and bomber escort, in response to the same U. The XF-90 was the first USAF jet with an afterburner and the first Lockheed jet to fly supersonic. Lockheed received a contract for two prototype P-90s (later XF-90). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lockheed_XF-90   (441 words)

Lockheed XF-90 The Lockheed XF-90 experimental long-range penetration fighter of the early 1950s always reminded me of the planes flown by the Blackhawks, who were comic book heroes when I was a wee lad. The flyoff between the Lockheed XF-90, the McDonnell XF-88, and the North American YF-93A took place between June 30 and July 8 of 1950. The Lockheed penetration fighter project was completely redesigned, and the design which finally emerged was the Model 90, which featured 35-degree sweptback wings, a sharply-pointed nose, and two Westinghouse J34 axial-flow turbojet engines mounted side-by-side in the rear fuselage and fed by side-mounted air intakes. home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p90.html   (1558 words)

XF-88 Voodoo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In a subsequent paper competition against the Lockheed XF-90 and North American XF-93, the Voodoo lost to the XF-93, but the decision on production was later delayed until a 'fly-off' competiton could be held. In that fly-off, held in the summer of 1950, the Voodoo proved the winner, but changes in Air Force requirements led the penetration fighter to be cancelled entirely. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/XF-88_Voodoo   (502 words)

[1.0] Starfighter Origins / F-104 In USAF Service On 11 July 1957, Lockheed test pilot William M. "Bill" Park, who would later fly the HAVE BLUE demonstrator that led to the F-117 Stealth Fighter, was flying the XF-104 as a chase plane when flutter tore the tail off. Lockheed technicians made fixes on the spot, but the second flight went no better: the landing gear still wouldn't retract. Lockheed management liked the concept, and that November Johnson went to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to pitch the L-246 to the Air Force. www.vectorsite.net /avf104_1.html   (5856 words)

Flight Journal: Lockheed's supersonic gamble: XF-90 Weighing more than 28,000 pounds, the Lockheed XF-90 was certainly the largest airplane to attempt to exceed Mach 1. McDonnell's fighter was designated the XP-88; Lockheed's entry gained the XP-90 designation; NAA's XP-86C was initially based on the XP-86 Sabre configuration that had proved successful, probably for political purposes. Lockheed's Kelly Johnson's early design team analyzed at least 60 designs and concluded that a delta wing would best suit the AAF's requirements. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200108/ai_n8957347   (1411 words)

USAF Museum - From the Archives - Lockheed XF-90 The new Lockheed XF-90 jet penetration fighter is a heavyweight slugger combining speed, range and maneuverability. USAF Museum - From the Archives - Lockheed XF-90 Designed to fly and fight deep within enemy territory, seeking out specific military objectives or targets of opportunity in the air and on the ground, the XF-90 is a swept-wing, needle-nosed airplane using two turbo-jet engines relying on speed and maneuverability to avoid trouble. www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/fta/xf90.htm   (290 words)

Untitled Lockheed's large supersonic (in a dive) answer to the request for an "all purpose" combat craft was cut off by the Russians fielding an intercontinental bomber and the government demanding a dedicated interceptor. Lockheed Martin's X-35C Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator The original McDonnell Voodoo, 2 were produced in 1948 but none were ordered. www.walyo.com /jetfighter/xf.html   (266 words)

[1.0] F-86A Through F-86D North American's XF-86C, as it was redesignated in 1948, won the competition against the Lockheed "XF-90" and the McDonnell "XF-88" (which would eventually evolve into the F-101 Voodoo), with the Air Force ordering two prototypes. Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star fighters were also able to reach Korean airspace, but their endurance was very short. By early July, North American F-51D Mustangs were flying close-support missions from forward airfields in Korea to slow down the North Korean offensive; the US Navy was performing carrier-based close-support missions of their own air strikes on the enemy rear; and British and other UN forces were contributing air power as well. www.faqs.org /docs/air/avf861.html   (6126 words)

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Everyone wanted to obtain the new fast aircraft, and the Lockheed company came up with a sleek machine, the "F-104 Starfighter", that provided the desired performance. This document provides a history and description of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. Although its service with the US Air Force was relatively minor, the F-104 would become one of the mainstays of Western air arms into the 1980s, though many air forces would find that its high performance came at a price. vectorsite.net /avf104.html   (141 words)

Aircraft: Lockheed XF-90 , TX Yep, the remaining 90 airframe IS in the restoration shop at Wright-Patterson. It was discovered on the test range, and the skin had to be stripped for de-tox. I built a model of this in the late sixties when I was only five or six years old. aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/lockheed/xf-90.htm   (261 words)

Rich Thistle Aviation Art-Canadian Landscape Paintings-Automotive Art-Limited Edition Giclée Prints Abandoning the swept-wing twin-engine concept of the Lockheed XF-90 which had been developed from the massive German research data captured by the Allies at the end of world war II, the Skunk Works team settled upon a straight wing of very slender section. Earlier that year, Lockheed had whisked Johnson to war-zone forward air bases in Korea to talk to fighter pilots as they returned from their missions against the Soviet fighters flown by the north. It was so futuristic in appearance it was soon dubbed by the Lockheed marketing department, “the missile with a man in it”. www.richthistle.com /article_include.php?i=a16_manned_missile_F104.php   (1634 words)

Blackhawk F-90B The Lockheed XF-90 made its maiden flight on June 6, 1949. For its planned role of long-range bomber escort, the XF-90 was designed to carry 1,665 gallons internally and in jettisonable wingtip tanks. This homepage is not intended to infringe on the copyright of DC Comics to its characters, but was created out of gratitude to all the wonderful writers, artists, and editors who created the Blackhawks. ourworlds.topcities.com /blackhawk/models/mod_f90b.htm   (390 words)

Starship Modeler: 'Legs' Sci-Fi Modeling Contest I figured out that it was a Lockheed XF-90 kit and I also got other clues from the website. The model was scratch built from two 1/48th scale, vacuform kits of the XF-90 fighter that I ordered from Don’s Model Works. An interview with one of the original builders explained that it was kit-bashed from a 1950’s model. www.starshipmodeler.com /contest/scratch_09.htm   (276 words)

Korea Won XF - Find it on Coins-n-More.com Lockheed XF -90 Penetraction fighter to flight deep enemy territory #AA-2034 1/72 scale Lockheed XF -90 Penetration fighter to flight deep enemy Lockheed submitted their swept-wing design and was won an order for two … Percival P6 Mew Gull Nevertheless, XF won the 1953 King's Cup - albeit at a speed of 213.5 mph - 23 mph slower than in 1938. In 1975 XF was acquired by Desmond Penrose, … www.coins-n-more.com /korea/won-xf/y20c3437.html   (545 words)

Skunk works - Psychology Central Lockheed now considers the term "Skunk Works" to be a trademark of theirs, and has several registrations of it with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The Skunk Works is the unofficial name for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, formerly Lockheed Advanced Development Projects Unit, and was the production unit responsible for a number of famous aircraft, including the U-2, the SR-71, and the F-117. The original Lockheed facility was located downwind of a malodorous plastics factory. psychcentral.com /psypsych/Skunkworks   (866 words)

Sim-Outhouse - Combat Flight Center - f104 Lockheed's tactics in the matter were to be widely criticized over the next 20 years. But the US Air Force was losing interest in the lightweight fighter formula, despite the efforts of Lockheed to turn the F-104 into a workable combat aircraft, and in 1959 they were transferred to the Air National Guard, the part-time reserve organization. This was the situation facing C.L. 'Kelly' Johnson, chief engineer of Lockheed, when in 1952 he set out to produce a fighter superior to anything being flown by the Communists over Korea. www.sim-outhouse.com /index.php?loc=reviews&page=f104   (1904 words)

rec.aviation.military Frequently Asked Questions (part 4 of 5) (may have been attached to Russian aircraft) F-117: Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Note: Bell applied the designation "XF-109" to a VTOL fighter project of the late 1950s (one prototype was built but never flew); however, this was assigned unilaterally by the company, and was not sanctioned by the USAF. The designation A-12 for the original, single-seat version of the aircraft that became the SR-71/YF-12/M-21 was an internal Lockheed designation, not an official USAF one (the A-12s were operated by the CIA and never officially entered military service). The designation A-37 for the attack version of Cessna's T-37 was derived from the trainer version of the aircraft and was not part of the real "A" series. www.cs.uu.nl /wais/html/na-dir/mil-aviation-faq/part4.html   (2092 words)

Anigrand 1/72 XF-90, previewed by Scott Van Aken Lockheed Aircraft since 1913, by Rene J Francillon, 1987, Naval Institute Press If you are considering getting into resin aircraft kits, then this would be a nice one with which to start building a collection. Thanks to Nostalgic Plastic for the review kit. modelingmadness.com /scotts/korean/anigrand/xf90preview.htm   (880 words)

Lockheed A to G Model designations for some Lockheeds were sometimes preceded by an L (as L-12 for Electra 12) or, following World War 2, by a V (as V-1 for Vega 1), as devised by Lockheed. The nose gear was originally a single wheel mounted on a "J"-style gear — this was replaced with a double fixed-axle gear by Lockheed. Navy impressed one civil 12A in 1942 as XR3O-2, an error in designation — R3O was the Lockheed 10, not the 12A, so it should have been JO-4. aerofiles.com /_lock.html   (5116 words)

The History of the F-86A The f-86C/YF-93A competed with the McDonnell XF-88 and Lockheed XF-90, and 188 of North American's entry were ordered on June 9, 1048. The aircraft was bigger and heavier requiring dual main wheels and a larger internal fuel supply. The first of two YF-93As built was flown by George Welch on January 25, 1950, but the program had ben cancelled in 1949. sabre-pilots.org /classics/v11first.htm   (1427 words)

XF-90 Penetrator by Fotios Rouch (Collect-Aire 1/48) It was common knowledge that both Lockheed XF-90 prototypes were used as dummies and destroyed in nuclear explosion tests after their project was canceled. Apparently, one has been recovered from the site and will be returned for restoration to the USAF museum. Westinghouse could not provide decent engines for the aircraft on time and the F-86D ate its lunch. www.features02.kitparade.com /xf90fr_1.htm   (487 words)

Lockheed XF-90 Fighter - 3 View Dwgs - RC Groups Recently Flight magazine had an article on the Lockheed XF-90 penetration fighter and then yesterday i stopped in at the local Barnes and Noble and on the makr down tables was a copy of the Gunston/Bradocke book on Lockheed. Lockheed XF-90 Fighter - 3 View Dwgs - RC Groups I just thought I'd clarify this, since I just happened to be looking at the magazine... www.rcgroups.com /forums/showthread.php?t=4971   (957 words)

Xf - CVE Reference Map for Source XF The Lockheed XF-90 experimental long-range penetration fighter of the early Unlike the XP-88 and the XF-90, the North American entry was powered by a The earliest instance of the XF grade occurred at the University of Maryland, At Kansas, students with XF grades may have the grade changed to a regular CVE Reference Map for Source XF This document lists the various references for XF and provides the associated CVE entries or candidates. hxga.com /?q=xf   (345 words)

Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lockheed XF-90 The Lockheed XF-90 was built in response to the same U. Air Force requirement (the need for a jet long-range bomber escort) that produced the XF-88 Voodoo. www.reference.com /browse/wiki/XF-90   (96 words)

TheGreatArrowDebate.php The Mach 3 to Mach 4 Republic XF-103, North American XF-108 Rapier and Lockheed A-12 were key projects. Lockheed had studied liquid hydrogen-fuelled aircraft in the 1950s, its CL-400 being a Mach 3-4 design. At about 90% RPM the nose of aircraft will depress slightly as the effect of thrust is felt. www.canavbooks.com /Editorial/TheGreatArrowDebate.php   (17113 words)

Flight Journal: Warbird Series: Voodoo, The F-101 Story The opening part, "F-IOl Voodoo Strategic Fighter," recounts the F-101A's evolution from the earlier McDonnell XF-88A penetration fighter that was in competition with Lockheed's XF-90 to escort our long-range strategic bombers to target. Both fighters had to be massive to hold the requisite 2,000-gallons plus of fuel required for the long-legged missions that could also include the delivery of "special stores" (nuclear weapons). In this video, it is the featured subject in all its various renditions during four, rare, color USAF shorts that total 60 minutes. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_200508/ai_n14825583   (418 words)

Wings Models - Product List - Don's Model Works With the Korean War outbreak, Lockheed placed most of its production resources into making the F-80 "Shooting Star" and F-90 production was cancelled. 1/48 scale vacuform model of the Lockheed GTD-21, a reconnaissance drone developed during the 1960s as a means of compliance with President Kennedy's pledge to cease manned recon missions over the USSR after the loss of the U-2 piloted by Gary Powers. It had a max speed of 205 mph, a length of 27'-06.75", a wingspan of 36'-01", and a range of 242 miles. www.donsmodelworks.com /list_wm.htm   (14700 words)

YF-93A During the Air Force competition of May 1951 the North American YF-93A (like the Lockheed XF-90 penetration fighter) lost out to McDonell's reconfigured Voodoo. This led to the cancelling of the productions and the subsequent order of two prototypes. www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/f-93.htm   (81 words)

eBay - xf 90, United States, Europe items on eBay.com PORTUGAL Af#710 & 712 MLH XF CV €90 ($112) US #PR125 XF 90 Mint Newspaper w/ PSE CERT CV$125 US #288 XF 90 MH w/ PSE CERT SMQCV$220 search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=xf+90&newu=1&krd=1   (400 words)

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