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McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo
USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF fighter designations 1924-1962, and Tri-Service post-1962 systems - Jagdflugzeuge (Fighter) der U.S. Air Force bis 1962, McDonnell és McDonnell Douglas katonai repülőgépek és űreszközök - McDonnell and McDonnell Douglas aircraft and spacecraft - Liste der militärischen Flugzeugtypen des Herstellers McDonnell Do
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The first McDonnell XF-88 was based on a requirement for a long-range, twinengined fighter jet with swept wings, issued by the USAAF in 1946. The first XF- 88 was powered by non-afterburning J34-13 engines – which doomed it to remain underpowered, although flight testing showed adequate handling and the required endurance. The first prototype was subsequently equipped with an Allison XT-35-A-5 turboprop for testing purposes: as the XF-88B, it became the first propeller-powered aircraft to break the sound barrier. (Artwork by Goran Sudar)

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