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National Geographic : 1950 Sep
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E National G eorgraphic Society 290 Needle-nosed for the Ultimate in Streamlining, This Single-seat Fighter Weighs Almost asMuch asa13-ton DC-3 Airliner Swept-back wings and rakish tail of Lockheed's experimental F-90 are eloquent of sonic or near-sonic speed. The twin-jet heavyweight slugger test flying over the Mojave Desert was designed for the Air Force for deep penetration of enemy territory. Afterburners have now beenadded forterrific spurts ofspeed when needed.
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