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XF3H-1 prototype on USS Coral Sea in 1953 The first F3H-1N in 1954. Although the existence of the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 jet fighter program was unknown to U.S. intelligence at the time, the United States Navy anticipated the appearance of high-performance Soviet jet fighters, and issued requirements for a high-performance swept wing naval fighter on 21 May 1948. [6]
English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F3H-2 Demon (BuNo 145242) of Fighter Squadron 131 (VF-131) "Nightcappers" in flight. VF-131 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 13 (CVG-13) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) for her shakedown cruises in the Atlantic Ocean from 7 February to 6 May 1962.
The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri.The company was founded on July 6, 1939, by James Smith McDonnell, and was best known for its military fighters, including the F-4 Phantom II, and crewed spacecraft including the Mercury capsule and Gemini capsule.
McDonnell Model 36W F-101 Voodoo; McDonnell Model 37 XHJH Whirlaway; McDonnell Model 38 XH-20; McDonnell Model 58 F3H Demon; McDonnell Model 60 delta-wing alternative to Model 58; McDonnell Model 61 projected civil variant of XHJH; McDonnell Model 78 XHRH-1; McDonnell Model 79 XH-39 Big Henry; McDonnell Model 82 XV-1; McDonnell Model 85 RIM-8 ...
In the 1950s and 1960s until recently, Cox has produced a line of hobby-oriented models of cars, airplanes, and other vehicles. The most noted are the .049 cubic-inch displacement glow fuel powered models, controlled by line (Control Line) or by radio (Radio Control). AMC Matador.049 engine police car from the TV series Adam-12; T-28 Trojan ...
Couldn't get your hands on the ethanol-fueled production car? Direct Connection will soon sell its 1000-plus-hp engine. Dodge Challenger Demon 170 Crate Engine Can Be Yours for $28K
The J40 was designed to deliver twice the thrust of engines currently in service, allowing the J40-WE-8 with afterburner to power many of the new Navy carrier-based fighters with a single engine. These included the Grumman XF10F Jaguar variable-sweep wing general-purpose fighter, the McDonnell F3H Demon and Douglas F4D Skyray interceptors ...
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 has arrived as the final gasoline-powered Mopar muscle car. Thanks to a revised take on the Demon powertrain, the 170 is good for 1025 hp and sub-2 second 0-60 ...