RAW FOOTAGE: Initial Flight Tests Of Experimental McDonnell XF-85 Goblin Fighter.

This extraordinary 1948 footage captures the inception of an aviation oddity - the XF-85 Goblin, an experimental parasite fighter designed to be carried in the bomb bay of a B-36 bomber. Watching this tiny jet fighter emerge and fly freely for the first time is a moment in aviation history. The ambitious Goblin was intended to provide defensive fighter coverage for the large, slow B-36, but its capabilities proved limited. Though the program was canceled, the daring concept of in-flight deployment foreshadowed future technological innovations like drone aircraft. The Goblin's shortcomings could not obscure the innovative spirit and courage required to fly an unproven, radical design in the early jet age.

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