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    The North American XF-108 Rapier was a proposed long-range, high-speed interceptor aircraft designed by North American Aviation intended to defend the...
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    designed as the powerplant for both the North American XB-70 Valkyrie bomber and the North American XF-108 Rapier interceptor. The YJ93 was a single-shaft...
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    a 0.25 kiloton version of the W42 nuclear warhead. When the North American XF-108 Rapier was announced as the winner of the LRI-X contest in April 1958...
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    Interceptor – Experimental (LRI-X) project that ultimately led to the North American XF-108 Rapier. Part of this project was the development of the advanced Hughes...
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  • the F-101 Voodoo supersonic penetration fighter-bomber. The North American XF-108 Rapier project was for a long-range interceptor intended to launch from...
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    Reconnaissance Camera (RA-5C) Aviation portal Related development North American XF-108 Rapier Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era BAC TSR-2...
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  • prototype airborne fire control radar system for the planned North American XF-108 Rapier interceptor aircraft, and the Lockheed YF-12 for the United States...
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  • Lagonda Rapier, a small car Maersk Rapier, an oil tanker on permanent assignment to the UK Ministry of Defence North American XF-108 Rapier, a proposed...
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  • North American NAC-60 North American XF-108 Rapier Norris J. Nelson, Los Angeles City Council member, commenting on 1941 North American strike This includes...
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    developed for XB-70 aircrew survival kits) Related development North American XF-108 Rapier Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Avro 730...
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    projects for their land-based high-speed interceptor aircraft, the North American XF-108 Rapier and the Lockheed YF-12, and left the capable AIM-47 Falcon missile...
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    Lockheed YF-12 (category Use American English from July 2019)
    Experimental (LRI-X) program, the North American XF-108 Rapier, an interceptor with Mach 3 speed, was selected. However, the F-108 program was canceled by the...
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    design or prototype stage: the Republic XF-103 and North American XF-108 Rapier interceptor concepts, the North American F-107 tactical fighter prototype (cancelled...
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    Convair F-106 Delta Dart Lavochkin La-250 McDonnell F-101B Voodoo North American XF-108 Rapier Related lists List of fighter aircraft List of military aircraft...
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  • prototype airborne radar/combination system for the planned North American XF-108 Rapier interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force, and later...
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    used the design concept on their A-5 Vigilante, XB-70 Valkyrie and XF-108 Rapier designs. The air intake was in the unusual dorsal location as the Air...
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    Mikoyan MiG-41 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era North American XF-108 Rapier Grumman F-14 Tomcat McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Panavia Tornado...
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    SR-71 Blackbird McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle North American A-5 Vigilante North American XF-108 Rapier Dassault MD.750 Dassault Mirage IV Related lists...
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    AIM-26 Falcon), while a long-range version was developed for the North American XF-108 Rapier and Lockheed YF-12 interceptors as the GAR-9 (later AIM-47 Falcon)...
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    prototype airborne radar/combination system for the planned North American XF-108 Rapier interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force, and later...
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    The North American AJ Savage (later A-2 Savage) is an American carrier-based medium bomber built for the United States Navy by North American Aviation...
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    F-101 Voodoo Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 North American XF-108 Rapier Operational Requirement F.155 Project (UK) Republic XF-103 Saab 35 Draken Saunders-Roe SR...
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    and fire control system fitted originally developed for the North American XF-108 Rapier. For its time, it was the largest radar to ever be fitted to...
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    The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing and carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and Marine Corps. The FJ-2 resulted...
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    was inferior to the F-86H in a dogfight. XF-86 three prototypes, originally designated XP-86, North American model NA-140 YF-86A this was the first prototype...
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    The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell...
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  • its own interceptor needs and had made some progress on their North American XF-108 Rapier design, along with supporting radars and missiles. With the ending...
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    The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces...
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    The North American A-36 (company designation NA-97, listed in some sources as "Apache" or "Invader", but generally called Mustang) was the ground-attack/dive...
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    The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War...
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