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 …

Overall, probably the fastest aircraft ever equipped with (but not driven exclusively by) an operating propeller was the experimental McDonnell XF-88B, which is a variant of the jet …

Jan 17, 2023 · Powerplant: 1 × Allison XT38-A-5 turboprop engine, 2,750 shp (2,050 kW) equivalent – (2,550 shp (1,900 kW) + 415 lbf (1.85 kN)) – XF-88B; Propellers: 2, 3 and 4 …

Dec 28, 2013 · Aimed primarily at potential long-range military applications, the XF-88B was developed as a joint effort with the services; the Air Force provided the airplane, test propellers …

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, …

Top, the XF-88B was a NACA project which converted the first XF-88 into a supersonic propeller test bed. The XF- takes off from the McDonnell fac¬ tory on an early test flight. (McDonnell) …

Feb 25, 2023 · The XF-88 was remarkable in a lot of ways. It possessed an advanced radar system that was cutting-edge for its day. The aircraft’s electronics turned it into a potent air-to …

Aug 28, 2015 · With the new nose fuselage, the XF-88B was 58 feet long. A forerunner of the later T-56 turboprop, the Allison XT-38A-5 turboprop engine could produce propeller rotational …

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. On August 15, 1950, the Evaluation Board …

Jun 23, 2006 · The McDonnell XF-88B with a nose-mounted Allison T38 turboprop engine and two turbojets spent most of its flight time at NACA Langley. Flight testing on this model began …