In August 1943, as the newly formed McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was working on their first aircraft, the XP-67 “Moonbat”, the United States Navy’s Bureau of Aeronautics requested that the ...

While the XP-67 itself never went beyond the prototype stage, it would pave the way for subsequent designs from McDonnell that would make the company a known quantity among aircraft procurers.

The coveted Government contract for the first space capsule designed to carry a man into orbit around the earth (see SCIENCE) went last week to St. Louis’ McDonnell Aircraft Corp. The contract ...

Contractor: Boeing Aircraft Corporation (formerly the McDonnell Douglas Corporation). Service: USN, USMC Speed: 565 mph (Mach 0.86/904 km/h) at 25,000 feet ( 7.500 meters), with maximum takeoff ...