McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat | Flaws of an ideal aircraft
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Ever wonder where giant engineering companies come from? I don't, mostly because I am wrapped up in what's happening now. But they must come from somewhere, right? They don't just spring into existence, fully formed. They got their start somewhere, and now because so many people are connected to the internet and so much more information is available, we are getting more stories about more obscure stuff. Some of those stories, like this one about the origins of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, are pretty great.
The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was an American aerospace manufacturer based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company was founded on July 6, 1939, by James Smith McDonnell, and was best known for its military fighters, including the F-4 Phantom II, and crewed spacecraft including the Mercury capsule and Gemini capsule. McDonnell Aircraft later merged with the Douglas Aircraft Company to form McDonnell Douglas in 1967.
1000 Aircraft Photos has some photos of the Moonbat.
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