"Kelly" Johnson's concept of a carrier based A-12 for the US Navy.
Remember Kellys unwritten and non-official rule according to the book "Skunk Works" written by Ben Rich:
"Starve before doing business with the damned Navy. They don't know what the hell they want and will drive you up a wall...
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Two magazines („The Aeroplane“ and „Flugwelt“) mention a Chance Vought XF9U as an further development of the F8U with big radar in the nose and air intakes similar to the F-105. Is it a hoax or a secret project?
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