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  2. Boeing XF8B - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing XF8B (Model 400) was a single-engine aircraft developed by Boeing during World War II to provide the United States Navy with a long-range shipboard fighter aircraft. The XF8B was intended for operation against the Japanese home islands from aircraft carriers outside the range of Japanese land-based aircraft.

  3. It Costs Tens of Thousands of Dollars Per Hour to Fly These U ...

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    The tiny fleet of four E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft, Boeing 747-200 airliners converted into airborne nuclear command posts, cost a staggering $372,496 an hour to fly, or $103 ...

  4. List of United States fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Hughes Aircraft: 1943 Never 1 XF8B: Fighter Boeing 1944 Never 3 XP-67 Bat/Moonbat: Interceptor McDonnell Aircraft: 1944 Never 1 XP-77: Experimental fighter Bell Aircraft Did not meet its projected performance. 1944 Never 2 P-80 (F-80) Shooting Star: Jet fighter: Lockheed Corporation America's first successful turbojet-powered fighter. [25] [34 ...

  5. List of fighter aircraft - Wikipedia

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    In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations , from 1 to 5, based on technological level.

  6. Boeing's Battle with Development Costs - AOL

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  7. Trump on Boeing's Air Force One contract: 'Cancel order!' - AOL

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    A March 2016 report from the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, estimated the cost of the overall program at $3.21 billion, including the purchase of two aircraft.

  8. TFX Program - Wikipedia

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    The United States Air Force and Navy were both seeking new aircraft when Robert McNamara was appointed U.S. Secretary of Defense in January 1961. [1] The aircraft sought by the two armed services shared the need to carry heavy armament and fuel loads, feature high supersonic speed, twin engines and two seats, and probably use variable geometry wings. [2]

  9. List of equipment of the United States Army during World War II

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    Bell XTDL Airacobra fighter; Bell XF2L Airacomet jet fighter; Boeing PB Flying Fortress heavy bomber; Boeing P2B Superfortress heavy bomber; Boeing 314 Clipper impressed flying boat transport; Boeing XF8B prototype carrier-based fighter-bomber; Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger flying boat/patrol bomber; Brewster F2A Buffalo carrier-based fighter