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The P-85 Goblin was the only airplane that ever flew which was designed from scratch to be operated entirely from another airplane. The development of the B-36 by the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas resulted in a requirement for fighter protection for the bomber at distances from any friendly base that far exceeded the range of currently available escort fighter airplanes. Due to the inability of contemporary fighters to escort B-36 bombers all the way to their targets, the Army Air Corps initiated Project MX-472, Unconventional Fighter Design Studies, on December 3, 1942. The primary objective of the project was the development of a suitable method of protecting the B-36 on long-range bombing missions. The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation designed the P-85 Goblin to fit entirely within the confines of the bomb bay of the B-36. The little fighter was just fifteen feet long with a wing sapn of twenty-one feet.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Another example of working to a dead end.
One thing I did not know was the need for a
large pit to be dug so that the fighter could be
loaded into the carrier. When secured to the
carrier, there was about two inches of space
between the ground and the fighter's bottom.
Extensive description of the process, the
failures encountered and corrections made.
Excellent photos of the F-85 from every imaginable
angle.