rygaku 690 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F898z4PkKuk Test flight. McDonnell XF-85 Goblin Wingspan: 21 feet 1-1/2 inches, folded: 5 feet Length: 16 feet 3 inches Wing Area: 90 square feet Maximum Unhook Weight: 4550 pound Proposed Armament: 4x 50 caliber machine guns Powerplant: 3,000 pound J34-WE-22 turbojet The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, the smallest jet-propelled fighter ever built, was a "parasite" designed to be dropped from a bomber, perform its mission and return to the mother ship. The Goblin was egg shaped and its wings -- swept back 37 degrees -- could fold upward. It had no landing gear, but was launched from the bomber and recovered using a hook and a retractable trapeze under the parent airplane. For emergencies, the Goblin had a steel skid under the fuselage and small runners on its wingtips. The tiny fighter was stable, easy to fly and recovered well from spins. However, hooking the Goblin in flight to its bomber's trapeze was difficult. McDonnell built two prototype Goblins, and one joined the collection at the U.S. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. I know they will never add this in game but still its just something i wanted to share. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustinodj 5,952 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 Lassar said it was possible when I asked a while back. (It would turn the B-29 into a gunship tho, as it takes up a bomb bay) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackOfAllBlades 347 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 It has a fitting name, being how ugly it is :crazy: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyBlues@psn 1,549 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 Wow. I agree that it probably won't be added(simply because I have no idea how they would do the whole bomber drop off and reattach thing) but it looks pretty cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustinodj 5,952 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 Wow. I agree that it probably won't be added(simply because I have no idea how they would do the whole bomber drop off and reattach thing) but it looks pretty cool. You use it as a view and the bomber goes into auto pilot when controlling it, and vice versa. I made a thread about this a LONG time ago so I know a lot of the mechanics it could work like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygaku 690 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 Wow. I agree that it probably won't be added(simply because I have no idea how they would do the whole bomber drop off and reattach thing) but it looks pretty cool. The B29 drops you off you and you do your thing to protect it while shooting people down and try to get attached to the tow cables to get loaded back in or dragged around. Landing the thing is impossible because well there is no landing gear and the pilot would have to bail if his only means of landing is destroyed the B29. All in all you can't land this thing on ground or you will make a nice explosion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_SPECTER__ 472 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 I dont think it was really designed for the B29 though, in operational use the B36 would have been used. And in any case its BR would dictate it facing MiGs most likely, and you wouldnt have a hope in that thing, 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygaku 690 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 I dont think it was really designed for the B29 though, in operational use the B36 would have been used. And in any case its BR would dictate it facing MiGs most likely, and you wouldnt have a hope in that thing, It was mainly designed for bomber protection and even still i can see it some what in game as a module for one of the bombers that it was designed for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustinodj 5,952 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 I dont think it was really designed for the B29 though, in operational use the B36 would have been used. And in any case its BR would dictate it facing MiGs most likely, and you wouldnt have a hope in that thing, I have only seen 1 photo of proof of flight with a B-36 carrying the XF-85, yet many showing the B-29 carrying it. It would be more historical to be added in the B-29 (and we are not getting the B-36 anyway) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet331 8,089 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 Well guess US players want there own version of the ME163/Ki-200... [spoiler]but with that I mean not rocket powered planes but how the odds for a save landing are. :crazy: [/spoiler] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustinodj 5,952 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Well guess US players want there own version of the ME163/Ki-200... [spoiler]but with that I mean not rocket powered planes but how the odds for a save landing are. :crazy: [/spoiler] For rocket power, look no further than the XF-91 with a rocket booster similar to the Me 262s. (It goes 1,584km/h and was flown in 1949) Edited February 18, 2015 by ustinodj Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygaku 690 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 Well other noted parasite aircraft Arado E.381 // never really left the planning stages even the ME 328 but even re-purposed again it was called a suicide fighter. Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka Zveno variant parasite fighters Republic F-84E Thunder jet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustinodj 5,952 Report post Posted February 18, 2015 Completely forgot about project tip-tow! Very interesting indeed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostCollar 768 Report post Posted February 21, 2015 All around, the Goblin's a pretty crummy jet. It made a lot of sacrifices to be small enough to be carried by the B-29 in tests (and the B-36 was meant to be the carrier in operational use) only for it to turn out that docking with the bomber once dropped was nearly impossible and that its performance was vastly worse than the enemy fighters that it would face. I guess it might fit as a lower BR jet, but it definitely isn't my favorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ustinodj 5,952 Report post Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) All around, the Goblin's a pretty crummy jet. It made a lot of sacrifices to be small enough to be carried by the B-29 in tests (and the B-36 was meant to be the carrier in operational use) only for it to turn out that docking with the bomber once dropped was nearly impossible and that its performance was vastly worse than the enemy fighters that it would face. I guess it might fit as a lower BR jet, but it definitely isn't my favorite.I was thinking of it being a B-29 modification and controllable like a gunner. (Of course increasing B-29s BR with mod installed if needed) Edited February 21, 2015 by ustinodj Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostCollar 768 Report post Posted February 21, 2015 I was thinking of it being a B-29 modification and controllable like a gunner. (Of course increasing B-29s BR with mod installed if needed) EB-29, an experimental plane with no bombs and IIRC no guns. A problem! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSPattonJr 75 Report post Posted February 21, 2015 I would play the shit outta this thing and love it forever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostCollar 768 Report post Posted February 21, 2015 I would play the **** outta this thing and love it forever I would try it too, but I'd rather take off by myself! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinkel280 641 Report post Posted February 24, 2015 Looks neat but what is its top speed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rebral Palsy 2,423 Report post Posted July 5, 2015 Looks neat but what is its top speed? 1069 km/h or 664 miles per hour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
