The National Interest

Defending Nuclear Bombers, the XF-85 Goblin Was a True Parasite

Here's What You Need to Remember: The Pentagon’s faltering interest stemmed from several new development. Excellent Soviet MiG-15 jets already promised to outperform the XF-85. The Air Force had ...
The National Interest

Bomber Defender: The XF-85 Goblin was a World War II Interceptor’s Nightmare

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Pentagon’s faltering interest stemmed from several new development. Excellent Soviet MiG-15 jets already promised to outperform the XF-85. The Air Force had ...
New Atlas

Meet the Goblin – the ultra-compact of fighter planes

What looks like a flying egg, was never designed to land, and was so light it could be thrown off course by its own guns? Introducing the Goblin XF-85 – the Cold War compact fighter designed to be ...