Lockheed XF-90

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 * OfficialName           = Lockheed XF-90
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 * Status                 = Decommissioned
 * Universe               = Earth-One;


 * CurrentModel           = Lockheed
 * LeadDesigner           = Willis Hawkins
 * AdditionalDesigners    = Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson

Length: 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m) Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.20 m)
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 * Place of Creation      = Lockheed "Skunkworks," Burbank, California
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Earth-One Blackhawk Squadron: Bart Hawk, Andre Blanc-Dumont, Chuck Wilson, Hans Hendrickson, Olaf Bjornson, Stanislaus Drozdowski, Zinda Blake
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 * First                  = Blackhawk #32
 * Last                   = Blackhawk #192


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The Lockheed XF-90 made its maiden flight on June 6, 1949. For its planned role of long-range bomber escort, the XF-90 was designed to carry 1,665 gallons internally and in jettisonable wingtip tanks. It had ports for six 20mm cannons under the air intakes, but they were never fitted. The XF-90 was a large and heavy aircraft and the engines with which it was fitted proved inadequate. Two prototype aircraft were built under a contract from the Air Force. Because Lockheed's design proved underpowered, McDonnell's XF-88 won the production contract in September 1950.
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 * Maximum speed: 665 mph (1,064 km/h)
 * Range: 2,300 mi (3,680 km)
 * Service ceiling: 39,000 ft (11,890 m)
 * Rate of climb: 5,555 ft/min (28.2 m/s)
 * Wing loading: 79 lb/ft² (386 kg/m²)
 * Thrust/weight: 0.30

General characteristics

 * Crew: One
 * Length: 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
 * Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.20 m)
 * Height: 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
 * Wing area: 345 ft² (32 m²)
 * Empty weight: 18,050 lb (8,204 kg)
 * Loaded weight: 27,200 lb (12,363 kg)
 * Max takeoff weight: 31,060 lb (14,118 kg)
 * Powerplant: 2× Westinghouse J34-WE-15 turbojets, 4,100 lbf (18.2 kN) each
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 * 6 × 20 mm (.79 in) cannons
 * 8 × 5 in (127 mm) HVAR rockets
 * Up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs


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 * Trivia                 = In the comic book, this plane was always drawn as a single-engine plane, even though the actual plane had two engines.


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