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- Hughes XF-11 - Wikipedia
The Hughes XF-11 (redesignated XR-11 in 1948) was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft designed and flown by Howard Hughes and built by Hughes Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Although 100 F-11s were ordered in 1943, the program was delayed beyond the end of World War II, rendering the aircraft surplus to USAAF requirements; the production contract was
- Hughes XF-11: The Aircraft That Almost Took Out Its Creator
The overall design of the XF-11 resembled that of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning It had the configuration of a central nacelle that accommodated a crew of two, including a pilot and navigator photographer, and twin booms This was similar to other aircraft, such as the aforementioned P-38 and the Northrop P-61 Black Widow
- The Hughes XF-11, a Behemoth That Never Made It Out of Testing
At first glance, the Hughes XF-11 with its unique twin-tail boom arrangement might be mistaken for a Lockheed P-38 Lightning
- During World War II, “F-Planes” Weren’t Fighters
Howard Hughes warms up the engines of the Hughes XF-11 photographic reconnaissance plane in 1945 The dark square on the lower forward nose section is a portal for a camera Photo courtesy of the Hughes Tool Co In July 1948, the Air Force (which had become an independent service branch on September 18, 1947) revamped its system for naming
- XF-11: The Aircraft That Almost Killed Aviation Pioneer Howard Hughes
The story of the Hughes XF-11 and how it almost killed aviation pioneer Howard Hughes after he tried to make an emergency landing on the 9th hole of the Wilshire Country Club in Beverly Hills, California Designed to be a fast, long-range, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft for the United States Air Force, the XF-11 resembled the much smaller Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter Eager to win a
- Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the first prototype XF-11, at Culver . . .
When the United States Air Force was created as a separate service in September 1947, the XF-11 was redesignated the XR-11 The surviving XR-11 prototype arrived at Eglin Field, Florida, in December 1948 from Wright Field, Ohio, to undergo operational suitability testing through July 1949 but a production contract for 98 was canceled
- Hughes XR-11 XF-11: Photos, History, Specification
The XF-11 would go head-to-head with the XF-12 "Rainbow" provided by the Republic, only to find out that at the end of the project, neither design had been chosen The XF-11 has a traditional dual-arm design and has become popular in other forms, such as the Northrop P-61 Black Widow and the aforementioned Lockheed P-38 Lightning
- XF-11 - Aviator Howard Hughes
The airplane crash that changed his life forever The XF-11 was designed as a high-altitude photo reconnaissance aircraft capable of speeds in excess of 450 mph Hughes selected the boon tail twin engine 3000 HP configuration with revolutionary contra-rotating propellers for extra airspeed and efficiency at high altitudes
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