Lockheed XF-90

Lockheed XF-90 Fighter Prototype

Lockheed XF-90 Fighter Prototype

The Lockheed XF-90 was designed in response for a US Air Force requirement for a long-range penetration fighter and bomber escort. Two prototypes were built. The design proved to be underpowered and no production order was received. Both prototypes were then used for tests.

46-0687 was tested to destruction at NACA lab in Cleveland, Ohio, while 46-0688 survived three atomic bomb tests and is now awaiting restoration.

Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90 with F-80 chase plane (1949)
Lockheed XF-90 with F-80 chase plane (1949)
Lockheed XF-90 with F-80 chase plane
Lockheed XF-90 with F-80 chase plane
Lockheed XF-90 with F-80 chase plane
Lockheed XF-90 with F-80 chase plane
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Both Lockheed XF-90 Prototypes
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Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
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Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
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Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90
Lockheed XF-90 Being Transported
Lockheed XF-90 Being Transported
Lockheed XF-90 in the hanger
Lockheed XF-90 in the hanger
Lockheed XF-90 Cockpit and Pilot
Lockheed XF-90 Cockpit and Pilot
Lockheed XF-90 Cockpit
Lockheed XF-90 Cockpit