Lagging behind Germany and Great Britain in jet aircraft development during World War II, the United States urgently needed to get a combat-worthy jet into the air. Lockheed Aircraft received a contract to build a fighter powered by the British de Havilland Goblin H-1B turbojet engine, and the XP-80 (given the name "Lulu-Belle") was designed and constructed by a group of engineers and technicians nicknamed "Skunk Works"Galleries:Jet Planes, National Air and Space Museum, Other Military EquipmentKeywords:aerospace, airplane, district of columbia, jet, lockheed, lulubelle, national air and space museum, p80, skunkworks, smithsonian, washington dcPhoto Location: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DCPhotographer: Chad CullenDate of Photo: 06/27/2009Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5DExposure Time: 1/60F Number: 56/10Original Dimensions: 4368×2912Picture Orientation: LandscapeGPS Coordinates: 38°53'18.49"N 77°1'11.34"WPicture Number: 8588
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