In the aftermath of World War II the development of military fighter aircraft in the USA continued apace to take advantage of a new form of propulsion - the jet engine. With incredibly swift progress; post-war fighter design embraced supersonic types and the early development of the American jet fighter reached its maturity. Design competitions were held which led to the F-87 to F-93 series of fighters and; not to be outdone; the US Navy ran competitions for carrier-based jets which resulted in the Douglas Skyknight; Grumman Panther and Vought Cutlass. All projects resulted in a large number of design studies and proposals including plans for a Navy Long Range Escort Fighter (the abandoned OS-112). Some are quite well known but; following recent access to the papers in the Sarah Clark and George Spangenberg document collections in the US National Archives; many further previously unknown or unseen designs have come to light including new information on the types that were flown. Competitions for; amongst others; the McDonnell Demon carrier based jet fighter together with flying boat fighters culminated in the first full supersonic design competitions held for each Service including the MX1554 (Convair F-102 Delta Dagger) and OS-130 (Vought F8U Crusader) programs. Early US Jet Fighter; Proposals; Projects and Prototypes tells the story of these developments backed up with three-view drawings; manufacturer’s models and rare photographs. Appendices illustrate the effort being put into this work during the 1940s and 1950s; by detailing American research establishments and test facilities; chief designers; flight characteristics and a curious one-off study of an in-flight refuelling concept.
#1675781 in Books University of Alaska Press 2001-01-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.10 x 6.00l; 1.48 #File Name: 1889963291326 pages
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