num_pages: 50
description: The Air Force General Operational Requirement called for a mid-wing day fighter aircraft with a top speed of 600 mph and a combat radius of 850 miles. the aircraft would have 8 .50 caliber machine guns as its main armaments, and would be designated the XP-84, powered by the new General Electric TG-180 axial flow turbojet engine.
language: English
title: F-84 Thunderjet in Action - Aircraft No. 61
publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications