First Flights: "Initial Flight Tests Of Experimental Fighter & Research Aircraft" (XF-84, XF-85, XF-86, XF-87) USAF (JQ Music)

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'Summary: Reel 1: XF-84 -- Scenes at Muroc Air Force Base. 1) F-84 stationary near hangar area. 2) F-84 taxiing. 3) F-84 taking off. 4) AS F-84 banking off to left. XF-85. 5) Several ground shots of the XF-85 stationary. 6) CS Pilot putting wings up into position, B-29 in bg (Scenes taken at Muroc). 7) Good coverage of the XF-85 being moved down into pit for loading into B-29. 8) Good coverage of hoisting of the XF-85 out of the loading pit into bomb bay of B-29. 9) LS B-29 taxiing at Muroc, XF-85 in bomb bays -- hangars in bg. 10) LS Pan L to R, B-29 take-off, XF- 85 attached to bomb bay. 11) AS B-29 in flight, XF-85 hanging from launching apparatus. 12) Excellent shots of the XF-85 being dropped from the B-29. 13) ADS XF-85 in flight. 14) Excellent shots of the XF-85 in flight. 15) ACS XF-85 maneuvers into position to hook back on to the B-29. 16) Good coverage of aerial hookup between XF-85 and B-29. 17) XF-85 moves up into position -- accident happens, the XF-85 plummets downwards. 18) ADS XF-85 in flight. 19) ADS Crashed XF-85. 20) GS Showing demolished cockpit of the XF-85. 21) ADS Fire trucks, crash crews, near XF-85. 22) A. Single B-29 in flight with XF-85 attached to the undercarriage. 23) ACS XF-85 maneuvers into position for aerial hookup with B-29. 24) Good coverage on the hookup. 25) ACS XF-25 being pulled up into bomb bay of B-29. 26) LS Pan R to L: B-29 landing, XF-85 in bomb bays. XF-86. 27) Good ground coverage, all angles, XF-86 stationary at Muroc. 28) LS Pan L to R: XF-86 take off at Muroc. 29) A. single XF-86 in flight, gear down. 30) LS L to R: XF-86 approaching for landing and landing. XF-87. 31) High-angle shots, XF-87 turn tests showing pilot and co-pilot in cockpit. 32) LS R to L XF-87 take-off at Muroc. 33) A. single XF-87. 34) LS XF-87 landing at Muroc [Quality: Good]. Reel 2: XF-88. 1) GS Muroc, showing the XF-88 taxiing near hangars. 2) LS Pan L to R, XF-88 take off. 3) A. single XF-88, gear down. 4) XF-88 retracting gear. 5) LS L to R XF-88 approaches for landing and landing at Muroc. XF-89. 6) CS Tug pulling the XF-89 at Muroc. 7) LS L to R, XF-89 taking off. 8) A. single XF-89 in flight with gear down. 9) LS, L to R, XF-89 approach for landing and landing at Muroc. XF-90. 10) Several ground shots, XF-90 stationary at Muroc. 11) Excellent shots, R to L, of XF-90 and F-80 take off at the same time. 12) XF-90 smoke trails. 13) A. single XF-90. 14) LS R to L, XF-90 approach for landing and landing at Muroc. XF-91. 15) Several ground shots of XF-91 stationary. 16) PS R to L of XF-91 take off. 17) A. single XF-91. 18) PS R to L of XF-91 approach for landing and landing at Muroc. 19) Stationary shot, XF-92A at Muroc. 20) PS R to L XF-92A take off. 21) A. single XF-92. 22) A. single XF-92 with gear down. 23) LS R to L, XF-92A approach for landing and landing at Muroc. X-1. 24) GS X-1 engines start. 25) X-1 starts down runway for take off. Camera follows X-1 to take off in far bg. 26) LS Camera pans with X-1 as it takes off at Muroc. 27) LS L to R/X-1 approach for landing and landing Muroc. X-4. 28) Several stationary shots, X-4 at Muroc. 29) PS, R to L X-4 taking off. 30) A X-4 and F-80 in flight. 31) A. single X-4 in flight. 32) LS X-4 taxiing. Good'

Originally a public domain film from the US Air Force, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.

The film was silent. I have added music created by myself using the Reaper Digital Audio Workstation and the Independence and Proteus VX VST instrument plugins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin

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The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. It was intended to deploy from the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter. The XF-85's intended role was to defend bombers from hostile interceptor aircraft, a need demonstrated during World War II. McDonnell built two prototypes before the Air Force (USAAF) terminated the program.

The XF-85 was a response to a USAAF requirement for a fighter to be carried within the Northrop XB-35 and B-36, then under development. This was to address the limited range of existing interceptor aircraft compared to the greater range of new bomber designs. The XF-85 was a diminutive jet aircraft featuring a distinctive egg-shaped fuselage and a forked-tail stabilizer design. The prototypes were built and underwent testing and evaluation in 1948. Flight tests showed promise in the design, but the aircraft's performance was inferior to the jet fighters it would have faced in combat, and there were difficulties in docking...