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Description
| Manufacturer: | McDonnell |
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| Base model: | F-88 | ||
| Designation: | XF-88 | ||
| Nickname: | Voodoo | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Fighter | ||
| Status: | Experimental | ||
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| Guy E. Franklin Montgomery, AL | The XF-88 was designed to fill a USAF requirement for a "Penetration Fighter", a new class of aircraft for long-range escort of USAF bombers. Two XF-88s were ordered (S/N 46-525, 526) in 1946 and the first flight was on 29 October 1948. The XF-88 was underpowered and the second aircraft was modified to the XF-88A by adding afterburning engines which increased its maximum speed to approximately 700 mph. The XF-88A design was used as the basis for the F-101 "Voodoo".
The original XF-88 was modified to XF-88B with the addition of afterburning turbojets and an Allison XT-38A turboprop. The turboprop engine was added to test the feasibility of extending the cruising range of a fighter aircraft. This arrangement, like the XF-81, proved impractical and was never adopted for production. TYPE XF-88 XF-88A XF-88B Number built/Converted 2 1 (cv) 1 (cv) Remarks Penetration Ftr. Mod. XF-88 Turboprop mod. SPECIFICATIONS (XF-88) Span: 39 ft. 8 in. Length: 54 ft. 2 in. Height: 17 ft. 3 in. Weight: 18,500 lbs. loaded Engines: Two Westinghouse J34-WE-13 turbojets of 3,000 lbs. thrust each Armament: Designed for six 20mm cannons Crew: One 07/28/2005 @ 15:11 [ref: 10871] |
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