The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin parasite aircraft was developed to protect B-36 bombers flying beyond the range of conventional escort fighters. In theory, a B-36 penetrating enemy territory would carry its protecting fighter in the bomb bay. If attacked by enemy aircraft, the bomber would lower the Goblin on a trapeze and release it to combat the attackers. After the enemy had been driven away, the parasite fighter would return to the bomber, hook onto the trapeze, fold its wings, and be lifted back into the bomb bay. Although the XF-85 was successfully launched and retrieved from an EB-29B on several test flights but was never flown from a B-36. The test program was canceled in late 1949s when mid-air refueling of fighter aircraft for range extension began to show greater promise.  
This is and FSX Update of the XF-85 by Kazunori Ito. It features a new static VC and a 2D panel with now FSX compatible gauges. I also added lights including VC light as well as smoke effect and slightly changed the flight dynamics.
Original model by Kazunori Ito, all updates and static VC by Michael Pook. 


INSTALLATION:

1.Copy and paste the XF-85 folder into your main airplanes 
  directory.
2.Copy and paste the gauges in the gauges folder into your 
  main gauges directory and the smoke effect into your main 
  effects directory(no need to overwrite if already there).

That's it, enjoy your flight. 

CREDITS

Credits go to Kazunori Ito for the original model and to all
the great sound and gauge designers.

This file is FREEWARE. It should not harm your computer, but you install it at your own risk. Feel free to copy or distribute it, but if you do, give me credit for my modifications. It is not permitted to use it for any commercial purposes. 

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You will find all of my works under the search key "Michael Pook" at Flightsim.com or Simviation.

Any comments or questions to: m.pook@web.de

Enjoy your flights!!

Michael Pook

February 2017