The F-89 Scorpion and the F-94 Starfire comes to mind:





They went to recycled F numbers so the services would all match up (like the F-4 being the F-4 in every branch of service it served in).

And it's curious there were no swept wings on the F-89 and F-94

(Of course, that doesn't explain the F-117......Call me Sgt. Schultz, I know nothing....)

The F-94 was a souped-up T-33, so it kept its straight wing.

The Scorpion:
The Scorpion was designed by Northrop in response to a specification issued by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during August 1945. Internally designated as the N-24, it was originally designed with a relatively slim fuselage, buried Allison J35 turbojet engines, and a swept wing configuration, however, the unfavorable low speed characteristics of this wing led to its substitution for a relatively thin straight wing instead. While its straight wings limited its performance, the Scorpion was among the first American fighters to be equipped with guided missiles.

From here



to this

back in the the day where the WWll Grumnan works produced those craft. Occasssionally restorer clubs would fly them, also at air shows, and the sound of those engines was throbbing, droning, approaching and threatening all at the same time.

Must've been the sounds first heard in the Spanish Civil war, then Paris in WWll and London during the Battle of Britain.

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Republic Aircraft works was out on Long Island too. I've seen them in the sky with their magnificent sound too.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_United_States_Tri-Service_aircraft_designation_system