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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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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
The Grumman XF10F Jaguar was a prototype swing-wing fighter aircraft offered to the United States Navy in the early 1950s. Although it never entered service, its research paved the way toward the later General Dynamics F-111 and Grumman's own F-14 Tomcat .
On 2 July 1951, three of the designs were selected for further development, Convair's scaled-up XF-92 that evolved into the F-102, a Lockheed design that led to the F-104, and Republic's AP-57. AP-57 was an advanced concept to be built almost entirely of titanium and capable of Mach 3 at altitudes of at least 60,000 feet (18 km).
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)
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.
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.