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Originally Posted by Tensor
XF-85 "Goblin"
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Do you guys read avation books for breakfast?
It is indeed the Goblin, one of only two prototypes ever built. They were designed as a parasite fighter for the B-47 and were slung in the bomb bay. The idea was that if the bomber was ever attacked, the Goblin could be released to engage the enemy fighters and then once the battle was over they would reattach into the bomb bay. A great idea that nearly worked. Unfortunately due to the serve turbulance about the B-47 as it flew, though the Goblin could dettach and fly by itself, redocking proved impossible and so the project was scraped leaving the only two planes that where ever built as the solo members of this project.