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  2. <article><hdr>Ground shot of XF-84H</hdr><body>
  3. <hi style=afpcap>Ongoing development of the basic F-84 design by Republic lead to the XF-84H which was claimed to be the fastest propeller driven aircraft in the world. The radical design converted the power of the Allison XT-40 turboprop engine through a gearbox directly to the supersonic propeller. This produced high speed performance while at the same time reducing fuel consumption to below that of modern jet fighters. Tests were conducted at Edwards AFB, although the development of jet engines rendered the project outdated.</hi>
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