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The Boeing XF8B-1 Fighter: Last of the Line
Jared A. Zichek
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Description for The Boeing XF8B-1 Fighter: Last of the Line
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, over 700 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: HBT; JWM; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2168.
The Boeing XF8B-1 "Five-in-One" fighter was the last piston engine fighter built by Boeing and very nearly the last fighter built by the company until its merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Conceived in 1943, the XF8B-1 was unusual for a naval fighter in having an internal bomb bay, tremendous range, and counter-rotating propellers, the latter necessitated by its huge Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" engine, a 28-cylinder air-cooled radial that produced a staggering 3,500 hp. An exhaustive account based on extensive research at the National Archives and Boeing Historical Archive, this book contains an authoritative text along with ... Read more
The Boeing XF8B-1 "Five-in-One" fighter was the last piston engine fighter built by Boeing and very nearly the last fighter built by the company until its merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Conceived in 1943, the XF8B-1 was unusual for a naval fighter in having an internal bomb bay, tremendous range, and counter-rotating propellers, the latter necessitated by its huge Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" engine, a 28-cylinder air-cooled radial that produced a staggering 3,500 hp. An exhaustive account based on extensive research at the National Archives and Boeing Historical Archive, this book contains an authoritative text along with ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764325878
SKU
V9780764325878
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