Fred Johnsen, the force behind the Airailimages YouTube channel and the Of Wings & Things columnist, just posted a video on a truly unique aircraft: The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin parasite jet fighter.
The Goblin “was a radical effort to supply post-World War II strategic bombers with jet fighter escorts by placing the escorts inside the bombers for range,” Fred explains.
The new video gives you a look at flight test films and still photos from 1946-49 as Goblin was created, tested, and then shelved.