 | Marcelle Size Knaack - Airplanes, Military - 1978 - 380 pages
..."wheezed, coughed, spurted, and blurped at altitude; but it never quit running." LOCKHEED F-94 STARFIRE Manufacturer's Model 780-76-08 (F-94B) Basic Development...one of two T-33A trainers (improved, redesignated TF-80Cs), 1 The Air Force considered the F-89 "the best of a poor lot." It reluctantly voted to uphold... | |
 | Marcelle Size Knaack - Airplanes, Military - 1978 - 380 pages
...capability to counter any threat beyond that of the TU-4 (Russian equivalent to the B-29). Go-Ahead Decision 14 October 1948 One week after re-endorsing...one of two T-33A trainers (improved, redesignated TF-80Cs), 1 The Air Force considered the F-89 "the best of a poor lot." It reluctantly voted to uphold... | |
 | Marcelle Size Knaack - Airplanes, Military - 1978 - 380 pages
...F-89 was an entirely new design. Initial Procurement January 1949 Secretary of Defense Forrestal's approval of the future interim F94 in November 1948,...one of two T-33A trainers (improved, redesignated TF-80Cs), 1 The Air Force considered the F-89 "the best of a poor lot." It reluctantly voted to uphold... | |
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Decision 14 October 1948 One week after re-endorsing continued development of the Northrop F-89,1 the Air Force directed production of the two-place, radar-equipped F-80 (christened F-94 in 1949). Two major factors prompted the decision. The North American... 