# The XF-85

The McDonnell XF-85 \[Goblin\] was an attempt to provide escort cover for the new long-range Convair B-36 "Peacemaker", in 1947 the USAAF issued a request to the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation to provide prototypes for a "parasite" fighter. This aircraft would contained within a B-36 "mothership" and be launched and retrieved as needed to counter the threat of enemy aircraft. Only two "Goblin" were ever built

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1950
- Runtime: 8 min
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/TheXF-85)
- Licence or status: [Public Domain Mark 1.0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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