McDonnell Model 28 "Navy Fighter with TG-180 engine" (24 October 1944)

overscan (PaulMM) · 21 April 2022

A copy of the 3-view drawing of the McDonnell Aircraft Model 28. The Models 28 and 28A were jet fighter projects both powered by a General ...

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Note - the McDonnell Model List says TG-100 engine which is wrong - that was a turboprop.

Archibald · 21 April 2022

Are they related to the FH-1 Phantom ?

Dynoman · 21 April 2022

Looks like a navalized McDonnell copy of the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak.

Sundog · 21 April 2022

Dynoman said:
Looks like a navalized McDonnell copy of the Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak.

Except this pre-dates the Skystreak.

overscan (PaulMM) · 21 April 2022

Archibald said:
Are they related to the FH-1 Phantom ?

FH-1 Phantom is a little earlier - 1943 - with earlier engines (J31).