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Anigrand Models produces 1/72 and 1/144 scale resin kits of the XF-108; F-108 Rapier page on GlobalSecurity.org; Additional illustrations, references, detailed cutaway diagram. French Language. US Standard Aircraft Characteristics Document for F-108's early iteration; US Standard Aircraft Characteristics Document for F-108's pre-mock-up iteration
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A variable-sweep wing, colloquially known as a "swing wing", is an airplane wing, or set of wings, that may be modified during flight, swept back and then returned to its previous straight position. Because it allows the aircraft's shape to be changed, it is an example of a variable-geometry aircraft.
Kenneth Oscar Chilstrom (April 20, 1921 – December 3, 2022) was a United States Air Force officer, combat veteran, test pilot, and author.He was the first USAF pilot to fly the XP-86 Sabre, chief of fighter test at Wright Field, commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, and program manager for the XF-108 Rapier.
The General Electric YJ93 turbojet engine was designed as the powerplant for both the North American XB-70 Valkyrie bomber and the North American XF-108 Rapier interceptor. The YJ93 was a single-shaft axial-flow turbojet with a variable-stator compressor and a fully variable convergent/divergent exhaust nozzle.
Artist's impression of the North American XF-108 Rapier. The North American F-108 Rapier was the first proposed successor to the F-106. It was to be capable of Mach 3 performance and was intended to serve as a long-range interceptor that could destroy attacking Soviet bombers over the poles before they could get near US territory.
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North American XF-108 Rapier; Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era. BAC TSR-2; Dassault Mirage IV; General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B; Related lists. List of bomber aircraft; List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)