Manned Aircraft Involved in ZELL Testing
- Republic F-84G Thunderjet
- North American F-100D Super Sabre
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 "Farmer"
- North American XF-108 Rapier - (aircraft program cancelled)
- Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow - (aircraft program cancelled)
The desire to field combat aircraft without depending on vulnerable landing strips also motivated development of aircraft capable of vertical (VTOL) or short (STOL) takeoffs or landings. Examples of these include British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, Soviet Yak-38 (both serially produced) and American McDonnell Douglas F-15S/MTD.
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