#XF-85

[radarsteddybear]

There are so many good choices, but this little guy is probably my favorite thing in the Air Force Museum.

It's a McDonnell XF-85 Goblin.  Its job would be to sit in the bomb bay of a B-36, and if/when the bomber was attacked en route to go bomb something, it would open the bomb bay doors and out would come the Goblin to fight off the attacking aircraft.  Once the attacking aircraft were taken care of, the Goblin would hook back onto its trapeze in the B-36's bomb bay and the bomber would continue on.

That was the plan, anyway.  In reality, it turned out that the air underneath the B-29, which is what they tested the Goblin with, was too turbulent for pilots to reliably be able to hook back onto the bomber, and the program was scrapped when aerial refueling solved the problem by allowing conventional fighter planes to accompany bombers for greater distances.

The yellow landing gear seen in the photograph is not part of the Goblin, as it (theoretically) didn't need landing gear since the plan was that it would hook back onto its bomber.  I'm not sure what they did for the emergency landings they had to do during testing when they couldn't get the Goblin to hook back onto the B-29.

[airmetsierra]

akira toriyama plane

[scullysexual]

Guess The Ep (28/06)

[eltonjohndenver]

everyone look at my model XF-85 Goblin hes so small and pathetic

[rupertbbare]

XF-85 Goblin. McDonnell's parasite fighter aircraft

[historyofguns]

The article by Peter Suciu on "The Armory Life" discusses the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, a prototype "parasite" fighter jet developed during the Cold War by the U.S. Air Force. Intended to provide protection for bombers beyond the range of conventional escorts, it was designed to deploy from bombers mid-flight, such as the Convair B-36 Peacemaker and initially tested with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The Goblin's design included innovative features like foldable wings and a trapeze deployment system, but the project faced critical challenges, including difficulty in recovery due to turbulent air and limited flight endurance. Only two prototypes were built before the program was canceled, and the article explores the project's historical context, its technological ambitions, and subsequent efforts in developing parasite fighters, emphasizing the rapid advancement of Soviet fighter technologies and the transition to more promising aerial refueling techniques. The article also reflects on the legacy of the XF-85 Goblin and the potential future of unmanned collaborative combat aircraft concepts.

[bloody-storm]

"The ending has always been the same. The wrong person dies, the tune resets to the beginning, and the song begins anew. Regretfully, not everyone gets the remember~"

*He steps out of a bar, mere minutes before the police arrives to break up a fight there, some blood dripping down in his wake. Stumbling down the street and down to the riverside. He just sits there, staring with vacant eyes and clutching an half-empty bottle.*

[saphronethaleph]

Interservice Interstellar

“Would you look at that,” O’Neill said, shaking his head with a smile. “Hard to believe this is even something we’re putting together, huh?”

“I quite agree, sir,” Major Davis agreed. “First a fighter, and now this.”

“Exactly,” O’Neill nodded. “See, you get it, right? Six years ago we just had a big ring and no idea how to turn it on, and now we’ve got… this.”

He waved his hand at the under-construction X-303, a huge mass of alloy and heavy equipment, ensconced in its hidden hangar bay. “Our own all-up spaceship. And if Carter’s done anything like as well as she normally does, it’s going to be one hell of a ship, as well.”

Davis coughed.

“Bomber,” he said.

O’Neill glanced at him.

“What?” he asked.

“Bomber,” Davis replied.

“Bomber,” O’Neill repeated. “And what makes you say that, exactly?”

Davis raised a hand, then lowered it as O’Neill kept talking. “We are talking about six hundred feet of battlecruiser, with twelve missile tubes and sixteen railguns, eight fighters on board, a crew of over a hundred… the damn thing’s got a transporter ring station on it!”

“I don’t see how that makes it not a bomber, sir,” Davis replied. “There’s no actual maximum size on a bomber aircraft… I’m sure you’re familiar with, for example, the B-36?”

“Yeah, you know what they say about assumptions, but I’ve heard of it,” O’Neill conceded. “It wasn’t this big, though.”

“Whatever you say, sir,” Davis disagreed. “In addition, I should point out that there is no maximum size on what qualifies as a bomber crew, either. A crew of one hundred and fifteen is large, but the technical definition of bomber doesn’t have an upper limit.”

O’Neill shook his head.

“See, if you were Teal’c then I’d know if you were joshing me,” he said. “All right, then, if you’re going to insist… what about the weapons? If it’s a bomber, where are the… bombs?”

“I’ve been assured that the fighter bay doors open, and it’s possible to drop bombs out of them,” Davis said, with a slight shrug. “Early bombers didn’t have dedicated bomb bays-”

“-yeah, yeah, whatever,” O’Neill said, rubbing his temples. “I was going to get to those fighter bays, but first – doesn’t a bomber have to at least carry bombs?”

“First of all, there is precedent for designating an aircraft by a capability that isn’t the primary use capability,” Davis pointed out. “The F-117 is, by any reasonable definition, a bomber or an attack aircraft, but it can carry air to air missiles.”

O’Neill nodded.

“So, what, you’re saying this should be a fighter?” he asked. “The F-303?”

“No,” Davis said. “Because the bomber classification includes aircraft equipped with cruise or even ballistic missiles as primary weapons. For example, Skybolt was intended to be launched by the B-52 and that didn’t make it not a bomber, and the AGM-86 is launched from the B-52.”

O’Neill looked at him suspiciously.

“How long have you been preparing for a conversation like this?” he asked.

“I couldn’t possibly comment, sir,” Davis answered, with a shrug.

“Whatever,” O’Neill decided. “But what about the fighter bays? If anything they should make this a carrier.”

Davis made a face.

“Not at all,” he said. “It’s more esoteric, but the XF-85 Goblin was a parasite fighter design intended to be launched from the B-36, and-”

“And that didn’t make them not a bomber,” O’Neill parroted, making an opening-and-closing gesture with his hand and rolling his eyes. “Yeah, yeah. And I guess you’re going to say that bombers have defensive turrets, too. But enough of that. Tell me why this isn’t a battlecruiser.”

“Because, sir,” Davis replied, quite matter-of-factly. “We’re the Air Force, not the Navy.”

O’Neill considered that for about five seconds.

“Good point,” he said, snapping his fingers and pointing at Davis. “Good point, well made. B-303, then.”

“Actually, we’re considering giving it the Tri-Service designation of Bomber, Cargo, 303,” Davis stated, deadpan. “Since it can carry so much materiel… BC-303, that is.”

O’Neill chuckled.

“Just make sure someone gets a photo of the Secretary of the Navy when he hears about this,” he requested.

[weirdlookingsnakewithlegs]

Bouta make a seeker oc based off the McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

If you don’t know what that is then boy are you in for a treat!!

The creature, my muse <33

I love this stupid plane so much

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[thecosmiccrow]

What do you think of the XF-85 “Goblin” fighter jet?

i think its a jet. idk man im not into those sorts of stuff

[slippinmickeys]

Twenty questions for fanfic writers

I was tagged by @agent-troi and @randomfoggytiger Thanks for the tag, guys!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

53

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

712,000 exactly, which is sort of creepy?

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The X-Files mainly, though a million years ago I wrote two fics for JAG, and technically, I have a His Dark Materials fic (but it's an XF crossover)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

The Mesas of Deuteronilus Mensae

Prompt Drabble Collection

The Annapolis Grant

Three Part Harmony

A Companion Unobtrusive

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to! Comments are the only payment fanfic writers get, and it's an incredibly valuable and underrated currency. Fanfiction as a community is one of the most generous you'll find, and I'm incredibly proud to be a part of this particular one.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh man, probably La Comtesse de Saint-Germain.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

In this day and age I feel like we deal with enough shit, so I try to end most of my fics happily. I think A Gem-Like Flame probably has the most uplifting happy ending, but then, I'm a sports nerd.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I haven't yet.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Um, probably pretty vanilla het MSR. No shame.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I've only written one, but it turned out really well, I thought. It's an X-Files/His Dark Materials novella-length crossover that takes place in Lyra's world, pre-Lyra, called Out of the Little Grove.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Anyone who steals my fic is going to catch these hands.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes, a couple of years ago someone asked if they could translate one of my fics to Russian. It's out there somewhere.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I jumped in and helped @monikafilefan get Five Years and a Lifetime over the line for a fic exchange a couple of years ago. A fun, collaborative experience, that was like 85% Monika. It's a great fic, check it out if you haven't!

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Mulder & Scully are my OTP. Always and forever.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I'd love to finish Madam Scully's Spiritual Services, Inc., it's an AU where Scully works for her sister's Psychic Boutique while prepping for med school. Scully ends up being actually psychic and she helps newly minted FBI agent Fox Mulder solve a series of murders. I have it almost completely plotted (except for the nitty-gritty hard stuff), but I don't think I'll ever get it done, sadly. It's just too big a story to tackle with where I am in my life. Though I never say never.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I'm decent at dialogue, have a pretty firm grasp on plotting, and, I hope characterization.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

My character work is probably my weak spot, which is why I have so much fun writing fanfic--the character work is already done, I just get to play around a world where everybody already knows the characters.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

When I do it, I hope like hell that I'm doing it right. I think it's necessary for some stories and you just hope you're properly respecting a language you don't speak.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

The X-Files, in the year of our lord nineteen hundred and ninety eight.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

It's a toss up between Proof of Life, an AU where CNN conflict reporter Dana Scully is kidnapped and imprisoned with fellow kidnap victim and photojournalist Fox Mulder, and they, you know, fall in love. And North of Zero, a post-col novel where Mulder and Scully get William back and have to save the world. The one I totally pantsed (made up as I went along), and it came together like alchemy. I love that story. If you don't like AU, you'd like Proof of Life. If you don't like post-colonization stories, you'd like North of Zero. I don't always like everything I've written after I'm done writing it (a writer's life), but I'm incredibly proud of both of those fics.

Tagging @monikafilefan because she's already tagged, and anyone else who wants to do this!

[stormyrainyday]

yahoo fischl beyblade time!!!

the Prinzessin herself has a Midnight Raven 90XF crafted for her as always, details below cut

Goals for Fischl's Bey were as follows:

High attack power. Fischl is among the top sub-DPS characters in the game.

High attack speed. At C6, Oz's attack becomes much, much more rapid. They don't call her Machine Gun Fischl for nothing

Decent stamina if possible. If her ER is sufficient she can have nearly 100% uptime on Oz

It had to be Raven. Fischl isn't Fischl without Oz

info always taken from beyblade wiki's hybrid wheel system although lately i branch out into 4d as well

Fusion Wheel - Midnight

This fusion wheel was actually released for Midnight Bull, and thus is modeled after the Bull fusion wheel. Competitively it's not the best but due to its theming and the presence of two wings on wheel, I've chosen it.

Other considered wheels were Wing (felt it'd be too on-the-nose to have a bey called Wing Raven), Ray (a nod to Fischl's element, electro), and Night (rejected because the attack stat isn't as good as midnight)

Face Bolt and Energy Ring - Raven

it's oz bruh

The face bolt with the word "Raven" on it is actually used in the Crow generic beys, funnily enough. It's an anime exclusive face bolt- there is no physical version released. It IS used on the bey Calamity Raven from the Metal Fusion video game. The game is also where I've lifted the energy ring from

The game does not attribute any attack power to the spikes mentioned on the energy ring. Instead it only mentions that the bey had high stamina (thank you meowstix for checking this as I don't have access to the DS game myself). I believe it's because in-game Calamity Raven itself is a stamina type, so I'm choosing to believe that there is, in fact, some attack power in the spikes for the purposes of Fischl's bey design

Spin Track - 90

The short height makes it good for attack and stamina (and the XF performance tip prefers shorter beys for attack combos. It is still tall enough that it does not scrape the floor when slowing down, unlike 85. Hopefully it also makes use of the spikes on the Raven energy ring.

Performance Tip - Extreme Flat (XF)

A performance tip with a wide surface area and made completely of plastic, reducing friction and giving it fast, aggressive attack power and good stamina. Exactly what I wanted for Fischl

R2F was also considered and quite frankly they were pretty equal in my mind. Either works.

Obligatory god-awful edit.

if you liked these, you can see my designs for kachina, freminet, and bennett (and one for blue lock's chigiri as well :) )

[winged-grasshopper]

Verawind,

The Decepticon Infiltrator

Verawind is a seeker who’s alt mode is based off a XF-85 Goblin, small and almost meek in appearance she is quite the opposite. Cryptic and spiteful, she is a germlin compared to her trinemates, Sunstorm and Avia.

Her paint job is green with soft yellow accents, inspired by her sire and the wonders of Earth’s beauty. While she holds a certain disdain against the planet, she loves it dearly.

As an infiltrator she often finds herself on enemy ground, siding with the Autobots against her own trine. She hates it but she is loyal to Starscream and by some default, Megatron, and therefore listens without question lest her trine leader decide otherwise. She is not friends with any Autobots, no matter how she may behave.

((I hope to draw her and her alt mode soon, for now you get a picrew))

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RP open - A post that anyone is allowed to start an rp with

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Ask - Answered asks

Anon - Anonymous asks

Ooc - // - Mod talking out of character

Rules:

Be respectful to one another, we’re all here to have fun :)

Mod is an adult so zesty asks are allowed, however anything too explicit will be ignored. Mostly for the mod’s sanity.

OC and canon characters are welcome to interact!

You’re welcome to start an rp via asks, reblog, dms, ect :)

Last but not least; the creation of this blog was inspired by my own chaotic brain and @concharmer and @tf-sweetlight, two wonderful people who I’m very happy to be moots with :D

[cybertron-smash-or-pass]

XF-85 Goblin

[captain-price-unofficially]

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter aircraft.