Hughes XF-11

The Hughes XF-11 was a prototype military reconnaissance aircraft designed and flown by Howard Hughes and built by Hughes Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Although 100 F-11s were ordered in 1943, the program was delayed beyond the end of World War II, rendering the aircraft surplus to USAAF requirements; the production contract was canceled and only two prototypes were completed. During the first XF-11 flight in 1946, piloted by Hughes, the aircraft crashed in Beverly Hills, California, and was destroyed, critically injuring him. The second prototype first flew in 1947 but was used only briefly for testing before being scrapped in 1949. The program was controversial from the beginning, leading the United States Senate to investigate the XF-11 and the Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat in 1946–1947.

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XF-11 banking away

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XF-11 banking away

Aviator Models Hughes XF-11 RSideFront EASM 4Feb2010 (14568023596)

Aviator Models Hughes XF-11 RFront EASM 4Feb2010 (14404464879)

Hughes XF-11 wind tunnel model on display at Florida Aviation Museum in Lakeland Fl

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Hughes XF-11 2. Prototyp

Hughes XF-11A-HU 44-70156 2

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commons	image		Xf11 usaf		Commons
commons	image		XF-11 banking away		Commons
commons	image		Xf11 usaf		Commons
commons	image		XF-11 banking away		Commons
commons	image		Aviator Models Hughes XF-11 RSideFront EASM 4Feb2010 (14568023596)		Commons
commons	image		Aviator Models Hughes XF-11 RFront EASM 4Feb2010 (14404464879)		Commons
commons	image		Hughes XF-11 wind tunnel model on display at Florida Aviation Museum in Lakeland Fl		Commons
commons	image		Xf11-4		Commons
commons	image		Hughes XF-11 2. Prototyp		Commons
commons	image		Hughes XF-11A-HU 44-70156 2		Commons