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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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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.
McDonnell Aircraft The first swept wing jet fighter and the only single-engined carrier-based fighter McDonnell produced. Provided the basis for the F-4 Phantom. [101] 1951 [101] 1956 [101] 519 [101] F-9 (F9F-6/7/9) Cougar: Fighter Grumman 1951 1952 1,988 XF10F Jaguar: Prototype swing-wing fighter aircraft Grumman
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.
The Boeing Bird of Prey is an American black project aircraft, intended to demonstrate stealth technology.It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Boeing in the 1990s. [1] The company provided $67 million of funding for the project; [1] it was a low-cost program compared to many other programs of similar scale.
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.
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)