McDonnell Douglas Aircraft

McDonnell XP-67 1941 The XP-67 bomber destroyer contract was received in September 1941 for a twin piston-engine fighter ... read more ... The first U.S. carrier-based jet aircraft, the FH-1, took off from and landed on the ... read more ... McDonnell FH Phantom 1945 McDonnell F2H Banshee 1947 read more ... The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was the only USAF aircraft ever conceived from the outset as ... read more ... McDonnell XF-85 Goblin 1948 McDonnell XF-88 1948 The first prototype flew on October 20, 1948. Two built. Followed by F-101 ... read more ... The prototype of the Demon naval fighter proved to have poor stability, poor forward visibility and ... read more ... McDonnell F3H Demon 1951 McDonnell XF-88B 1953 Designed for research into supersonic propeller design, the XF-88B flew for the first time on ... read more ... The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was the inevitable follow-on to the company's XF-88 and was intended ... read more ... McDonnell F-101 Voodoo 1954 McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk 1954 Designed originally to provide the US Navy and Marine Corps with a simple low-cost lightweight ... read more ... For a quarter-century, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II has risen from land and sea to ... read more ... McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II 1958 McDonnell Douglas DC-8 1958 When Douglas decided to proceed with construction of its first jet transport, the four-engined DC-8, ... read more ... The four-engine Model 119/220 was the first business, non-airline-type jet aircraft to receive an FAA ... read more ... McDonnell Model 119/220 1959 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 1965 Design study data on the DC-9, originally known as the Douglas Model 2086, were released ... read more ... First flight of original DC-10 Series 10, 29 August 1970; certified 29 July 1971; last delivery ... read more ... McDonnell Douglas DC-10 1970 McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle 1972 The first McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle made its maiden flight on 27 July 1972, giving ... read more ... Two YC-15 prototypes were built for the Air Force's advanced medium STOL transport (AMST) program. ... read more ... McDonnell Douglas YC-15 1975 McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet 1978 The F/A-18 design began as the Northrop YF-17 Cobra, one of two competing designs for ... read more ... Follow-on to DC-10; revealed at Paris Air Show 1985; British Caledonian ordered nine 3 December ... read more ... McDonnell Douglas MD-11 1990 McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III 1991 The first prototype flew in September 1991. Entered service in 1994. read more ... Latest development of the F/A-18 "Hornet". The first prototype flew on November ... read more ... McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E Super Hornet 1995