The McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo was a long-range, twinjet fighter aircraft designed for the United States Air Force. Although it never entered production, its design was adapted for the subsequent supersonic F-101 Voodoo.

The Northrop F-89 Scorpion is an all-weather, twin-engined interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation.

Nov 18, 2017 · This aircraft, introduced in 1957 and seeing 807 examples produced, retained much of the form of the XF-88 including its sleek design, single vertical tailfin, and triangular air intakes and went on to see considerable combat service in the Vietnam War (1955-1975).

Jan 17, 2023 · With a top speed of 641 miles per hour, the XF-88A was powered by two Westinghouse J34-WE-13 non-afterburning turbojet engines with a thrust of 3,200 pounds or dual J34-WE-15 afterburning turbojet engines with a thrust of 4,200 pounds, while the later XF-88B used two J34-WE-15 afterburning engines in combination with one Allison XT38-A-5 turbopr...

Feb 5, 2025 · Modified as a high-speed propeller research aircraft and fitted with an Allison XT-35-A-5 turboprop engine in the nose, for which the nose leg had to be relocated to one side, the first prototype was redesignated XF-88B and began flight …

Designed as a penetration fighter to operate deep within enemy territory against aircraft and ground targets, the new jet fighter, the McDonnell XF-88, was tested by the U. S. Air Force. The...

88 and XP-88A aircraft on 14 February 1947. The USAF was most pleased with McAir’s XF-88 airplane, especially with its overall effort to show its many suggested F-88 con¬ figurations - including a two-seat, all- weather (night) fighter-interceptor, and others. McDonnell demonstrated how its basic F-88 airframe, with a dif¬

Dec 28, 2013 · The XF-88 originated from a 1946 United States Army Air Forces requirement for a long-range penetration fighter to escort bombers to their targets. It was to be essentially a jet-powered replacement for the wartime North American P-51 Mustang that had escorted Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers over Germany.

F88 or F-88 may refer to: F88 Austeyr, an Australian variant of the Steyr AUG rifle; HMS Broadsword (F88), a 1976 British Royal Navy Type 22 frigate; HMS Malcolm (F88), a 1955 British Royal Navy Blackwood-class anti-submarine frigate; Volvo F88, a 1968 truck; McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo, a 1948 experimental US jet fighter

Although the F-88 never attained production status, it was the inspiration for the later supersonic F-101 Voodoo, which performed successfully in any number of roles, including penetration, escort, tactical strike, nuclear strike, photographic reconnaissance, interceptor, and …