XF-85 Goblin

[Motocar]

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/motocars-cutaway-drawings.23005/page-11

Cutaway D. Pokorzhevskiy soviet concept parasite fighter now retouched, author Motocar

 

[fightingirish]

An old film reel digitized by the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

https://youtu.be/0MzTENEGey0

 

[hesham]

From Avions 12.

 

[hesham]

From Avions 13.

 

[Motocar]

Repost just for comparison Blueprint Pokorzhevsky

 

[flateric]

A look back: Peacemaker Parasites - Goblins and other strange proposals

Events of World War II showed a need for fighter escort of bombers near the target area. On April 11, 1941, the Army Air Corps issued a specification calling for industry to produce a bomber capable

www.afmc.af.mil

https://media.defense.gov/2023/Jul/31/2003271433/-1/-1/1/LOOKBACK_PEACEMAKER%2520PARASITES.PDF

 

[riggerrob]

On that tiny an airframe, a simple, tail-less, delta wing would make more sense.

 

[hesham]

As I know it compete some other designs ?!,any idea ?.

 

[hesham]

From Boeing magazine 1950

 

[publiusr]

Maybe a wingman on airships?

 

[Justo Miranda]

Old stuff

 

[Justo Miranda]

Post-2

 

[Justo Miranda]

Post-3

 

[hesham]

Read on wikipedia's XF-85 entry that McDonnell Model 27 started its life back on December 1942 as a piston engined parasite fighter before ending as the Model 27D.

Can somebody post a drawing of that Model 27 from 1942?

Thanks in advance,

Antonio

My dear Antonio,

of course that's not as you asked,but it's a model,may we can imagine
what was its shape with piston engine.

The Museum of Flight

The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin! Isn’t it cute? Don’t be mistaken, this prototype fighter actually had a turbojet! Originally designed as a parasite fighter for the Convair B-36 bomber, this little...

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[NMaude]

The XF-85A Goblin has to be the ugliest aircraft design I've ever seen (Goblin is an apt name for it).

 

[Justo Miranda]

The XF-85A Goblin has to be the ugliest aircraft design I've ever seen (Goblin is an apt name for it).

Ugliest?

 

[NMaude]

Ugliest?

Not as ugly.

 

[Stargazer]

Not as ugly.

And to think that the superb line of Supermarine aircraft came from a company that started off with this horror!!

 

[Justo Miranda]

And to think that the superb line of Supermarine aircraft came from a company that started off with this horror!!

It is called positive evolution, in some small towns there are very ugly men who have very attractive daughters... who sometimes look too much like the postman.

 

[Justo Miranda]

Read on wikipedia's XF-85 entry that McDonnell Model 27 started its life back on December 1942 as a piston engined parasite fighter before ending as the Model 27D.

Can somebody post a drawing of that Model 27 from 1942?

Thanks in advance,

Antonio

Antonio, I'm sorry too but I've exhausted the possibilities of my research without finding anything about the piston engine version.

 

[NMaude]

Here's a YT video about the 10 ugliest jets ever and the XF-85 gets a mention: