... from the drawing boards!

 1948... XF-85 McDonnell 'Goblin' - parasite fighter, to be carried inside the bomb-bay of a B-36 bomber- poor aerodynamics, re-uniting with the mother ship too difficult because of turbulence. CANCELED

1953 ... F2Y- Convair 'Sea-Dart' - super-sonic seaplane fighter- proto-type crashed during demonstration in front of top-brass- CANCELED

1946 ... F-82 North American 'Twin-Mustang' - designed as ultra-long range escort for B-29's in the Pacific during WWII- 270 built- used during Cold-War as night fighter and B-50 escort- scored first UN Forces 'kill' of Korean War- retired 1953