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McDonnell Douglas

The XP-67 bomber destroyer contract was received in September 1941 for a twin piston-engine fighter with a design top speed ...

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The first U.S. carrier-based jet aircraft, the FH-1, took off from and landed on the deck of the USS Franklin ...

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Following the success of the FH-1 Phantom in US Navy and US Marine service, McDonnell was requested to submit its ...

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The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin was the only USAF aircraft ever conceived from the outset as a 'parasite' fighter to be ...

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The first prototype flew on October 20, 1948. Two built. Followed by F-101 "Voodoo".

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The prototype of the Demon naval fighter proved to have poor stability, poor forward visibility and a low roll rate. These ...

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Designed for research into supersonic propeller design, the XF-88B flew for the first time on 14 April 1953. Power was ...

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The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was the inevitable follow-on to the company's XF-88 and was intended for the same purpose. Though ...

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Designed originally to provide the US Navy and Marine Corps with a simple low-cost lightweight attack and ground support aircraft, the ...

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For a quarter-century, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II has risen from land and sea to take command of the air, ...

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When Douglas decided to proceed with construction of its first jet transport, the four-engined DC-8, on 7 June 1955, it announced ...

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The four-engine Model 119/220 was the first business, non-airline-type jet aircraft to receive an FAA Class I provisional type certificate ...

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Design study data on the DC-9, originally known as the Douglas Model 2086, were released in 1962. Preliminary design work began ...

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First flight of original DC-10 Series 10, 29 August 1970; certified 29 July 1971; last delivery Spring 1989. A total of ...

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The first McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle made its maiden flight on 27 July 1972, giving the US Air Force by ...

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Two YC-15 prototypes were built for the Air Force's advanced medium STOL transport (AMST) program. The YC-15s were wide-body aircraft ...

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The F/A-18 design began as the Northrop YF-17 Cobra, one of two competing designs for the USAF's Lightweight Fighter Program, ...

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Follow-on to DC-10; revealed at Paris Air Show 1985; British Caledonian ordered nine 3 December 1986; official programme launch 30 December ...

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The first prototype flew in September 1991. Entered service in 1994.

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Latest development of the F/A-18 "Hornet". The first prototype flew on November 29, 1995.

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