マクドネルXF-85ゴブリン – 写真&動画

ザ マクドネルXF-85ゴブリン ●マクドネル・エアクラフトが第二次世界大戦中に考案したアメリカの試作戦闘機です。●巨大なコンベアB-36爆撃機の爆弾ベイから寄生戦闘機として配備することを意図していました。XF-85の意図された役割は、第二次世界大戦中に実証された敵対的な迎撃機から爆撃機を守ることでした。マクドネルは、空軍(USAAF)がプログラムを終了する前に2つのプロトタイプを構築しました。

ソース： ウィキペディアのマクドネル XF-85 ゴブリン

ザ マクドネルXF-85ゴブリン was an experimental fighter aircraft designed by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in the late 1940s. It was intended to be deployed from the bomb bay of a B-36 Peacemaker bomber as a parasite fighter to defend the bomber from enemy interceptors. The Goblin had a small, egg-shaped fuselage with a bubble canopy, short wings with wingtip stabilizers, and a single turbojet engine. The aircraft was equipped with four 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns and could carry two 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs or rockets under its wings. The Goblin was attached to a trapeze mechanism inside the bomb bay of the B-36 and lowered or raised by a hydraulic system. The pilot had to manually dock and undock the fighter from the trapeze, which required precise flying skills and good visibility.
ザ Goblin was tested in 1948 and 1949, but it faced many technical and operational challenges. The aircraft had poor performance and stability, limited range and endurance, and no landing gear. The docking procedure was difficult and dangerous, especially in bad weather or under enemy fire. The concept of parasite fighters was also becoming obsolete as jet fighters improved their speed and range. The Goblin program was cancelled in 1949 after only two prototypes were built and seven flights were made. The Goblin remains one of the most unusual and ambitious aircraft designs in aviation history.