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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
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.
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After drifting out of DC airspace and into northern Virginia, the plane finally crashed to earth in a remote mountain region between Staunton and Montebello in the Shenandoah Valley, about 150 ...
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 a feature of a variable-geometry aircraft.
1952 F-89 airshow crash Detroit, Michigan, United States F-89 Scorpion: Design flaw 2 Wing broke off during flypast [2] 1952-09-06 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash: Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom de Havilland DH.110: Design flaw 31 Leading edge aeroelastic flutter caused the aircraft to breakup and crash into the crowd 1953-02-06
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