The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk, first designated the XP-87, was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor and the company's last aircraft project. It began as the XA-43 attack aircraft project and was reworked when the Army Air Forces asked for a jet-powered all-weather fighter in 1945. It was a large mid-wing aircraft with four turbojets in paired underwing pods, a mid-mounted tailplane and tricycle undercarriage, with the pilot and radar operator sitting side by side under one canopy. It first flew on 5 March 1948, but the F-87 contract was cancelled on 10 October 1948 in favour of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion and both prototypes were scrapped, a loss that led Curtiss-Wright to close its aircraft division.
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The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project.
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The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project.
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The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project.
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four Westinghouse XJ34-WE-7 turbojets of the prototypes
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The first flight of the XF-87 Blackhawk was on 5 March 1948.
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The F-87 contract was canceled on 10 October 1948, and both prototypes were scrapped.
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The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project.
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The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project.
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The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project.
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The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk (previously designated the XP-87) was a prototype American all-weather jet fighter-interceptor, and the company's last aircraft project.
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