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Today in aviation history: First flight of the McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat

On January 6, 1944, the McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat made its first flight, marking an ambitious but troubled attempt to create a ...
Flying

McDonnell’s ‘Moonbat’ Definitely Stood Out in the Early 1940s

The McDonnell XP-67 "Moonbat" was an ambitious 1940s interceptor prototype that integrated a multitude of new and unproven technologies, including a unique blended-wing body design and innovative ...
The National Interest

McDonnell XP-67 “Moonbat”: The Plane That Didn’t Quite Work

While the Moonbat never quite made it out of the prototype stage, the aircraft marked a promising beginning for the now-storied aerospace manufacturer. In 1940, the Army Air Corps issued Request for ...
The American Spectator

Marvin’s Marvelous Moonbat Hour

I call it an hour because “Your Opinion, Please” airs for a half hour per night on Thursday and Friday from 6:30 to 7:00 PM on Yellowstone Public Radio (YPR-KEMC) in Billings, Montana. It is hosted by ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Too Hot to Handle: McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat

Blended wing-body visionary James McDonnell sculpted the XP-67 in the early 1940s, promising a speed of more than 400 mph. Boeing Damn Continental engines. No matter how advanced an airframe is, and ...
Boston Herald

Test: How to tell if you’re a moonbat

I don’t own the word “moonbat,” but I have had custody of it for a good long while now, and there are a couple of misconceptions I’d like to clear up. First, a moonbat is not something you want to be, ...