xf-85 - Air Force Marathon https://www.usafmarathon.com/tag/xf-85/ Tue, 24 May 2022 15:59:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 https://www.usafmarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cropped-USAAC_Roundel_1919-1941-32x32.png xf-85 - Air Force Marathon https://www.usafmarathon.com/tag/xf-85/ 32 32 Experimental: History & Heritage of the XF-85 Goblin https://www.usafmarathon.com/2022/06/03/xf-85-goblin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=xf-85-goblin Fri, 03 Jun 2022 13:55:34 +0000 https://www.usafmarathon.com/?p=14477 Experimental Era: History & Heritage of the XF-85 Goblin The XF-85 Goblin, nicknamed Parasite, was made to protect B-36 bombers. These small-framed bombers could easily fly beyond the range of the conventional escorts. The range endurance was 1 hour and 20 minutes. The B-36 would carry the XF-85 in case the enemy fighters came into

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