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    The Lockheed XF-90 was built in response to a United States Air Force requirement for a long-range penetration fighter and bomber escort. The same requirement...
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    increased fuel consumption. Despite this, the XF-88 was chosen against the Lockheed XF-90 and North American YF-93 for the USAF's Penetration Fighter requirement...
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  • F90 (redirect from F-90)
    symbol F90 Fortran 90, a computer programming language Hyperkinetic disorder (ICD-10 code) Nikon F90, a 35mm SLR camera Lockheed XF-90 F90 assault rifle...
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    aircraft with maximum altitude and climb performance. On 4 March 1954, the Lockheed XF-104 took to the skies for the first time, and on 26 February 1958, the...
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  • reconnaissance. Lockheed P-38 Lightning (unofficial) Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Lockheed XF-90 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Lockheed U-2 Lockheed X-26 Frigate...
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  • McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo, Lockheed XF-90 and North American YF-93. In order to be competitive with existing interceptors, these had to be jet powered. The XF-88...
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    The Republic XF-12 Rainbow was an American four-engine, all-metal prototype reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Republic Aviation Company in the late...
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    The North American XF-108 Rapier was a proposed long-range, high-speed interceptor aircraft designed by North American Aviation intended to defend the...
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    development Lockheed A-12 M-21 drone carrier Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Related lists List of military aircraft of the United States List of Lockheed aircraft...
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    however, reducing the range. Although the XF-88 won the "fly-off" competition against the competing Lockheed XF-90 and North American YF-93, the detonation...
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    originally designated the F-86C was intended to compete with the XF-88 Voodoo and Lockheed XF-90 to fulfill the USAF's Penetration Fighter requirement for a...
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    Aeronautics Lockheed P-2E/G/H Neptune Lockheed XF-90 McDonnell 119/220 (prototype only) McDonnell F2H Banshee McDonnell XF-85 Goblin McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo...
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    The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to deploy from...
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    S. Lockheed P-38 production-line workers in a wide variety of roles. Aviation portal Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Related development Lockheed XP-49...
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    Prototype 1 Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star US 1944 Retired 1,715 Lockheed XF-90 US 1949 Prototype 2 Lockheed F-94/F-97 Starfire US 1949 Retired 855 Lockheed F-104...
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    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....
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  • the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation from its founding as the Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1926 to its merging with Martin Marietta to form the Lockheed Martin...
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    Aeritalia F-104S Canadair CF-104 CL-1200 Lancer and Lockheed X-27 Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Lockheed XF-104 Starfighter Aircraft of comparable role, configuration...
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  • Liberty Lavochkin La-17M Lockheed C-60A Lodestar 43‐16445 Lockheed RB-34 Lexington AJ311 Lockheed XF-90A 46-0688 Luscombe 8A (UC-90) McDonnell Douglas YF-4E...
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  • Thumbnail for Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk
    The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last...
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  • Squadron's first jet aircraft: Lockheed XF-90 – This actual experimental fighter was adapted to become the fictional: F-90 "B" – The Blackhawks flew this...
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    with delays and cost overruns, whereas Lockheed had produced the U-2 on time and under budget. In addition, Lockheed had experience running a "black" project...
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    for over 50 years, along with the Boeing B-52, Boeing KC-135, Lockheed C-130 and Lockheed C-5. The newest models (TR-1, U-2R, U-2S) entered service in...
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    described as being safe. Data from Lockheed Martin: F-35 specifications, Lockheed Martin: F-35 weaponry, Lockheed Martin: F-35 Program Status, F-35 Program...
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  • Thumbnail for List of Lockheed F-104 Starfighter variants
    Aviation portal Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Related development Lockheed XF-104 Lockheed NF-104A Canadair CF-104 Aeritalia F-104S CL-1200 Lancer and X-27...
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    Willis Hawkins (category Lockheed people)
    to the designs of a number of historic Lockheed aircraft, including the Constellation, P-80 Shooting Star, XF-90, F-94 Starfire, and F-104 Starfighter...
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    Retrieved 2024-01-01. "Lockheed F-80C Shooting Star". National Museum of the United States Air Force™. Retrieved 2024-01-01. "Lockheed P-80A 'Shooting Star'...
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    Northrop F-89 Scorpion (redirect from XF-89)
    aircraft that resulted in the development of the Lockheed F-94 Starfire from the training version of the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star. The F-89 was the fastest...
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  • Ben Rich (engineer) (category Lockheed people)
    Starfighter. Single-engine, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft. XF-90. Experimental fighter / bomber escort aircraft. U-2 "Dragon Lady". Reconnaissance...
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    Kelly Johnson (engineer) (category Lockheed people)
    aircraft carrier after launch. XF-90, prototype penetration fighter. First USAF jet with an afterburner and the first Lockheed jet to fly supersonic. F-94...
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