Isbn: 9780996875455 - lockheed model l-200 convoy fighter: the original proposal and early development of the xfv-1 salmon - part 2 (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 72 pages. library sticker on spine - no other markings, private collector The second part of a two volume work examining the Lockheed Model L-200 Convo y Fighter of 1950, which led to the XFV-1 Salmon turboprop tailsitter naval airc raft. It was one of five submissions to the US Navy's Convoy Fighter competition , which called for a high performance turboprop VTOL fighter to protect convoy v essels from attack by enemy aircraft. Major subjects include various unusual tak eoff and landing concepts; the L-200-2 stripped full-scale prototype vs. the L-2 00-5 subscale prototype; NACA wind tunnel and flying model tests; the mock-up co nference; and various related studies done for the USAF. This full color 72 page book features 70 images, including rare photos, detailed blueprints, vintage ar tist's impressions, and beautiful color profiles. Part 1 is still available from bookstores worldwide, along with previous volumes on the Convair, Goodyear, Mar tin, and Northrop proposals submitted to the Convoy Fighter Competition of 1950.…