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FIRST FLIGHTS, from 11
March 23, 1948 XF3D Douglas Skyknight (U.S. Navy) Dec. 20, 1954 YF-102A Convair Delta Dagger (first area-ruled aircraft)
Aug. 16, 1948 XF-89 Northrop Scorpion March 25, 1955 XF8U Chance Vought Crusader (U.S. Navy)
Aug. 23, 1948 XF-85 McDonnell Goblin parasite fighter June 30, 1955 YRF-101A McDonnell photo-recon Voodoo
Sept. 18, 1948 XF-92A Convair Dart (world’s first delta wing) July 22, 1955 XF-84H Republic (turboprop w/ supersonic prop)
Oct. 20, 1948 XF-88 McDonnell Voodoo (name later used for F-101) Oct. 22, 1955 YF-105 Republic Thunderchief
Dec. 16, 1948 X-4 Northrop Bantam Oct. 31, 1955 TF-102A Convair (side-by-side trainer version of F-102)
May 9, 1949 XF-91 Republic Thunderceptor Dec. 10, 1955 X-13 Ryan Vertijet
June 3, 1949 XF-90 Lockheed Dec. 12, 1955 X-1E Bell (Third generation X-1; glide flight)
Dec. 22, 1949 YF-95A North American Sabre Dog (redesignated YF-86D) Feb. 17, 1956 YF-104A Lockheed Starfighter (redesigned production model)
Jan. 19, 1950 YF-94C Lockheed Starfire April 21, 1956 F5D-1 Douglas Skylancer (U.S. Navy)
Jan. 25, 1950 YF-93 North American (F-86 variant) April 23, 1956 C-133 Douglas Cargomaster
May 4, 1950 YRB-49 Northrop reconnaissance YB-49 with two podded May 25, 1956 F11F-1F Grumman Super Tiger (re-engined F11F)
jet engines May 29, 1956 XSSM-N-9 Chance Vought Regulus II cruise missile (U.S. Navy)
May 26, 1950 XA2D-1 Douglas Skyshark (Navy) turboprop AD-1 Sept. 10, 1956 YF-107A North American Ultra Sabre
June 3, 1950 YF-96A Republic Thunderstreak (redesignated YF-84F) Dec. 26, 1956 F-106A Convair Delta Dart
June 27, 1950 YF-89A Northrop (redesigned production version) Sept. 4, 1957 C-140 Lockheed Jet Star
Nov. 22, 1950 XSSM-N-8 Chance Vought Regulus I (Navy cruise missile) March 26, 1958 F-100D Zero-length launch program
Jan. 23, 1951 XF4D Douglas Skyray (U.S. Navy) April 9, 1958 F-106B Convair Delta Dart combat trainer
Feb. 14, 1951 YF-84F Republic Thunderstreak (enlarged fuselage May 30, 1958 DC-8 Douglas
production version) June 3, 1958 XF8U-3 Chance Vought Crusader III
June 20, 1951 X-5 Bell variable wing-sweep angle in flight April 10, 1959 T-38 Northrop Talon
Jan. 4, 1952 XA2J-1 North American turboprop version of AJ Savage June 8, 1959 X-15 North American (first glide flight)
Feb. 3, 1952 YRF-84F Republic Thunderflash July 30, 1959 N-156F Northrop (became F-5)
May 19, 1952 XF10F-1 Grumman Jaguar (U.S. Navy) Nov. 4, 1959 CL-475 Lockheed (rigid-rotor test bed)
June 27, 1952 X-2 Bell (glide flight, first powered, Nov. 18, 1955) Nov. 24, 1959 X-18 Hiller (tilt-wing V/STOL)
Oct. 20, 1952 X-3 Douglas Flying Stiletto Jan. 25, 1962 Paresev NASA-Dryden Paraglider Research Vehicle
Oct. 28, 1952 XA3D Douglas Skywarrior (U.S. Navy) April 18, 1963 X-21A Northrop heavily rebuilt B-66
Feb. 14, 1953 X-1A Bell Second-generation X-1 (glide flight) July 23, 1963 F-104 ZELL Lockheed Zero Length Launch
April 30, 1953 YF-86H North American (fighter-bomber version of Sabre) July 31, 1963 YF-5A Northrop Freedom Fighter
May 25, 1953 YF-100 North American Super Sabre Aug. 16, 1963 M2-F1 NASA-Dryden (unpowered Lifting Body aircraft)
Sept. 16, 1953 A3D-1 Douglas, first production Skywarrior, #130352 May 15, 1964 XV-5A Ryan (U.S. Army)
Oct. 14, 1953 X-10 North American RPV Navajo cruise missile testbed June 25, 1964 X-15A-2 North American
Oct. 24, 1953 YF-102 Convair Delta Dagger Sept. 21, 1964 XB-70 North American Valkyrie
Jan. 5, 1954 F-84G Zero-length launch and mat landing program Oct. 30, 1964 LLRV Bell Lunar Landing Research Vehicle
March 4, 1954 XF-104 Lockheed Starfighter Feb. 25, 1965 DC-9 Douglas
May 7, 1954 YF-84J Republic July 12, 1966 M2-F2 Northrop Lifting Body (glide flight)
June 16, 1954 XFV-1 Lockheed Salmon VTOL fighter Dec. 22, 1966 HL-10 Northrop Lifting Body (glide flight)
June 22, 1954 XA4D Douglas Skyhawk (U.S. Navy) Aug. 28, 1967 U-2R Lockheed up-sized version of the U-2
June 28, 1954 RB-66 Douglas Destroyer (Air Force version Navy A3D) Sept. 1968 YA-7D LTV Corsair II (first flight w/TF41-A-2 engine)
Aug. 23, 1954 YC-130 Lockheed Hercules
Sept. 29, 1954 F-101 McDonnell Voodoo See FIRST FLIGHTS, Page 13
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