North American XF-108 Rapier
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north-american-xf-108-rapier-206-3776402
title:
North American XF-108 Rapier
text:
The North American XF-108 Rapier was a proposed long-range, high-speed interceptor aircraft designed by North American Aviation intended to defend the United States from supersonic Soviet strategic bombers. The aircraft would have cruised at speeds around Mach 3 with an unrefueled combat radius over 1,000 nautical miles, and was equipped with radar and missiles offering engagement ranges up to 100 miles (160 km) against bomber-sized targets. To limit development costs, the program shared engine
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Canceled interceptor aircraft project
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier
date created:
2004-07-18T15:54:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:10:43Z
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