This was to address the limited range of existing interceptor aircraft compared to the greater range of new bomber designs. The XF-85 was a response to a USAAF requirement for a fighter to be carried within the Northrop XB-35 and B-36, then under development. McDonnell built two prototypes before the Air Force (USAAF) terminated the program. The XF-85's intended role was to defend bombers from hostile interceptor aircraft, a need demonstrated during World War II. It was intended to deploy from the bomb bay of the giant Convair B-36 bomber as a parasite fighter. The McDonnell XF-85 Goblin is an American prototype fighter aircraft conceived during World War II by McDonnell Aircraft. XF-85 serial number 46-523 in the National Museum of the United States Air Force Experimental parasite fighter XF-85 Goblin
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