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	Encyclopedia: XF 85
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/XF_85 (101 words)

	XF-85 Goblin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was a fighter aircraft, conceived during World War II and intended to be carried in the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a defensive parasite fighter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/McDonnell_XF85_Goblin (332 words)

	Cybermodeler Online - Special Hobby 1/48 XF-85 Goblin
		In fact, the first free flight of the Goblin nearly killed its test pilot as the XF-85 failed to "capture" the trapeze and part of the trapeze framework crashed through the canopy during one of the aircraft's gyrations.
		McDonnell Aircraft took on the job and built two prototypes of the XF-85 "Goblin" The aircraft had to be small enough to be stowed somewhere aboard the B-36 and light enough to minimize the reduction in payload/fuel.
		Powered by a small turbine engine, the Goblin was to be carried aboard a retractable trapeze in the belly of the B-36, launched at oncoming threats, then recovered on the trapeze.
	www.cybermodeler.com /hobby/kits/sh/kit_sh_xf-85.shtml (685 words)

	F-85 Goblin
		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.
		For emergencies, the Goblin had a steel skid under the fuselage and small runners on its wingtips.
		If attacked by enemy aircraft, the bomber would lower the Goblin on a trapeze and release it to combat the attackers.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/f-85.htm (306 words)

	All words on Goblin
		Some goblin fairy tales are: The Benevolent Goblin (from Gesta Romanorum), The Goblin of Adachigahara (Japanese) Christina Rossetti, in the poem "Goblin Market", used goblins as symbols of earthly desires that tantalize and nearly destroy a girl who falls under their spell.
		Goblins also figure prominently in the Jim Henson film Labyrinth, in which a powerful sorcerer (Jareth the Goblin King, portrayed by David Bowie) commands a legion of foul, diminutive, largely incompetent creatures.
		The goblins initially do the bidding of a young girl (played by Jennifer Connelly), who must ultimately overcome her fear of them and resist seduction by their king.
	www.allwords.org /go/goblin.html (926 words)

	Unreal Aircraft - Flying Forever - McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
		The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was designed to meet a USAAF requirement for a single-seat 'parasite' escort fighter that could be carried by a large bomber.
		More about the XF-85 Goblin from the Edwards Air Force base website.
		The fighter was intended to return to the parent aircraft and dock with a trapeze, by means of a retracting hook.
	www.unrealaircraft.com /forever/mcd_xf85_gob.php (271 words)

	B-29 Superfortress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Several EB-29s were modified with the intention of carrying the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter.
		In addition to acting as cargo carriers, rescue aircraft, weather ships, and trainers, some were used for odd purposes such as flying relay television transmitters under the name of Stratovision.
		One B-29 was as used as the "mother" aircraft for the Bell X-1 research aircraft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/B-29_Superfortress (2562 words)

	MPM 1/72 XF-85 Goblin - Upgraded kit
		Instructions: The main part of the instruction sheet is from the original MPM XF-85 Goblin kit (given away by the kit number being different and matching original boxing), which is an A4 sheet folded in half.
		Aircraft: The XF-85 Goblin is one of those aircraft you would have to describe as being aptly named.
		There were four flights during which the Goblin remained hooked up before it was finally released from the trapeze at about 20,000 feet.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Inbox/w-z/xf-85-i.htm (1444 words)

	F-85 McDonnell Parasite Jet Fighter
		The XF-85 Goblin resurrected the concept of a parasite fighter - an aircraft carried by and launched from a bomber for which it was intended to provide defence.
		There were only seven flights conducted, but the XF-85 pilot was able to reattach the Goblin to the trapeze in only three of these.
		Designed as the Model 27 under the leadership of Herman D Barkley, the XF-85 was intended to be carried by the Convair B-36 bomber and was the subject of a Letter of Intent for two prototypes on 9 October 1945.
	www.fiddlersgreen.net /AC/aircraft/McDonnell-F85/info/info.htm (1161 words)

	Goleta Air and Space Museum: Monstro and the Goblins
		XF-85 Goblin, serial 46-0524, was the first to fly on August 23, 1948.
		The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin program was intended to provide the B-36 Peacemaker with a fighter for self defence which could be carried entirely within the bomb bay of the bomber.
		This is XF-85, serial 46-0523, which was the second Goblin to fly.
	www.air-and-space.com /goblins.htm (774 words)

	McDonnell Aircraft Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Notable aircraft it produced include the XF-85 Goblin.
		The advent of war was a major boost to the new company, from fifteen employees in 1938 the firm ended the war with over 5,000, a significant producer of aircraft parts.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /McDonnell (114 words)

	XF-85 Goblin (McDonnell 1948)
		The 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.
	www.boeing.com /history/mdc/graphics/hist064b.htm (28 words)

	McDonnell XF-85
		Remarks by Jack McKillop: McDonnell XF-85-MC Goblin, USAF s/n 46-523, McDonnell Model 27D, the first of two XF-85s.
		The two aircraft flew a total of 2 hours and 19 minutes testing the concept with a specially equipped Boeing EB-29B Superfortress but the test indicated that hooking on to the trapeze was difficult and the USAF cancelled the project on 17 October 1949.
		These parasite fighters were intended to be carried in the bomb bay of a Consolidated Vultee B-36 Peacemaker offering the bomber fighter protection.
	1000aircraftphotos.com /WPAFB/McDonnellXF-85.htm (141 words)

	Two Warfighters in One Package : Edwards Air Force Base
		But the system had too many development problems, and anyway the XF-85 was too small to offer much in the way of protection.
		Goblin that fit into a bomb bay and could be released to drive off enemy fighters.
	www.edwards.af.mil /moments/docs_html/56-04-27.html (608 words)

	MDD XF-85 Goblin??? - RC Groups
		Actually the killer was if you launch 3 Goblins to defend 3 B-36s and one of the B-36s gets shot down.
		It was scrubbed due to the problem of docking a small fighter with a bomber mid air.
		I like this little "egg" and want to build one but it is dubiously if it can really fly, because the fuselage is sooooo short.
	www.rcgroups.com /forums/showthread.php?t=140473 (500 words)

	XF-85 Goblin
		Here we see a Ducted Fan Model of a XF-85 Goblin.
		The body is constructed from layers of two inch thick extruded Styrofoam, sanded to shape and then covered with 2 and 4 oz.
		The wings and tail surfaces are constructed with wood sheeting over hot wired foam panels.
	aerocompositedesign.com /Personal_Toys/XF-85_Goblin/xf-85_goblin.html (49 words)

	XF-85 Goblin
		Planned as an escort fighter for SAC's gigantic B-36 Cold War mainstay, the petite McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was on the drawing boards as early as 1942.
		Fortunately, both XF-85 test articles survived and are on display at the USAF and SAC museums.
		Although the Goblin's flight characteristics were satisfactory--it was highly maneuverable--the turbulence around the trapeze extended from the test carrier B-29 made hookups extremely hazardous and the program came to an end in 1949 after little more than two flight test hours.
	www.kitreview.com /reviews/goblinpb_1.htm (585 words)

	McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
		Two Goblins were built and were successfully launched from a B-29 mother ship.
		With the expected introduction of the B-36 with a range beyond any conceivable escort fighter, the U.S. Air Force developed a requirement for a "parasite" fighter that could be carried in the bomb bay of a B-36.
		The test program was terminated in 1949 as in-flight refueling began to show promise.
	www.kensaviation.com /XF-85.htm (74 words)

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		The "Goblin," as the plane was known, began test flights in October 1948 using a modified B-29 bomber as its launch platform.
		While the jet handed surprisingly well in free-flight, in-flight recoveries proved to be impossible due to the unexpectedly severe turbulence encountered beneath the B-29 mothership.
		Recovery would involve the same trapeze, which the fighter was supposed to grab using the large, ungainly hook on its nose.
	www.fantastic-plastic.com /MCDONNELL%20XF-85%20GOBLIN%20PAGE.htm (192 words)

	McDonnell XP-85/XF-85 Goblin
		Although the XF-85 Goblin was ultimately unsuccessful, it did provide some valuable data that was of use in the 1950s when the Republic RF-84F Thunderflash reconnaissance aircraft was adapted for launch and recovery beneath a B-36 bomber.
		XF-85 Ser No 46-523 is currently on display at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Museum.
		I have never found any references which state that the XP-85 ever made any flights from a B-36 mothership.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p85.html (1093 words)

	McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
		The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was designed to be launch- ed from a bomber, intercept enemy fighters, and return to the bomber using a hook and trapeze.
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		It would then fold its wings and be lifted back into the bomb bay.
	www.aviationtrivia.homestead.com /XF85.html (374 words)

	3D model: Goblin XF85 - American planes - gunpoint-3D.com
		3D model: Goblin XF85 - American planes - gunpoint-3D.com
		XF-85 was designed to be tucked into the bomber's bomb bay, in effect each carrier aircraft would carry it's own fighter escort, up to four each.
		When enemy interceptors were sighted the Goblins were supposed to detach from the B-36's, drive off the attackers and then to hook back onto the carrier aircraft.
	www.gunpoint-3d.com /model-Goblin.html (62 words)

	Special Hobby - XF-85 Goblin - Building Special Hobby's Original Egg Fighter
		Later, when the Goblins were put into museums, a more striking red was painted on those pieces, but it never flew with the tail tips in red.
		Those were masked and after installation of the pitot tubes (made from stretched sprue and glued into holes drilled in the wing tips) the entire airframe was sprayed with Aluminum Metalizer.
		Even using the most skilled pilots, the aircraft hookup procedure was difficult and it was realized the average USAF pilot would not have the needed skills.
	www.squadron.com /old/xf85/xf85review.htm (2668 words)

	Strategic Air and Space Museum
		It was planned that only one F-85 Goblin would be carried, although the bomber could carry three planes.
		There was speculation of modifying some B-36s to serve as carriers for several escort fighters.
		In 1947, the parasite fighter's prospect looked so good that the Air Force directed Convair Aircraft to modify all B-36 Peacemaker bombers after the 23rd production model to include a trapeze device in the forward bomb bay.
	www.strategicairandspace.com /collections/F-85.html (454 words)

	EB-29 Carrier for XF-85 Parasite Fighter
		Perhaps the best known of these was the EB-29 used as the carrier aircraft for the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter in 1948.
		The rear bomb bay was modified to carry a special cradle from which the XF-85 could be launched and retrieved in flight.
		Several B-29s were modified for various experimental purposes under the designation EB-29.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher2/b29_26.html (904 words)

	Aircraft: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin
		Lafayette, LA The Goblin was a well handling aircraft.
		The test pilots liked to fly it, it turned well, climbed well, and had good spin recovery.
		Examples of this type may be found at
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/mcdonnel/xf-85.htm (199 words)

	The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
		The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was the smallest jet-propelled fighter ever built.
		The company, however, became profitable again the next year with the production of the F2H Banshee, development work on two escort jet fighters—the XF-85 Goblin and XF-88 Voodoo—for the U.S. Army Air Force/U.S. Air Force, and more helicopter work.
		It was designed to be dropped from a bomber, perform its mission, and then return to the mother ship.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/McDonnell/Aero31.htm (1590 words)

	RC Groups - XF 85 Goblin Crash
		This link (http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p85.html) will give you more of the story of the XP/XF-85 Goblin.
		Their quality is on the dark side but you should be able to see how the Goblin in the video was constructed as well as it's yet unfinished replacement.
		I think the goblin was a fantastic airplane, and for that reason I want one.
	www.rcgroups.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-284676.html (1693 words)

	Weird Aircraft Page
		McDonnell’s XF-85, constructed in response to the Air Force’s MX-472 Parasite Fighter proposal, proved to be the smallest jet fighter ever built.
		The Goblin, as it came to be known, was a marvel of ingenuity.
		The prototype Goblins never flew with a B-36.
	www.edwards.af.mil /history/docs_html/aircraft/strange_planes.html (4954 words)

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