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The F/A 18 Hornet was not the first Naval Aircraft designed to meet all the Navy needs. The XF8B-1 was another Boeing called it the "Five-in-One" fighter (fighter, interceptor, dive bomber, torpedo, or horizontal bomber). This aircraft had the ability of caring two 1600lb bombs in a internal weapons bay and two more on strong point under the wing or a pair of 2000lb torpedoes under the wing six 50 cal. machine gun in the wing or 20 mm cannons. It was powered by XR4360-10 Wasp Major with a contra-rotating propeller. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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This is the smaller and less expensive resource that is readily available for anybody interested in the XF8B. Given that this monograph represents 50% of the market, it begged comparison to the more expensive volume by Zichek. Comparing the two volumes shows that this monograph by Mr Koehnen is indeed a bargain. With relatively scant 66 pages (There both inside covers are utilized but not included in the page count.) a lot of mileage still gets covered undoubtedly helped by a lack of squadron service and a paucity of models.
Unusually for an older NF monograph, probably 1/3 of the volume is used to describe the aircraft and it's history. Consistent with other NF volumes there is also significant photographic coverage of the technical details and operational life of the aircraft.
If you want the pilots manual and pictures of sub-assemblies under construction, buy the larger book as you'll also get the service and maintenance manual as well.
From the historical perspective the volume also covers how the aircraft became an also-ran in the context of the other Navy heavy lifter piston powered aircraft the AD-1 and AM-1 in the immediate post-war period.
Recommended without hesitation for anyone interested in post-war navy aircraft, attack aircraft, and modelers in general. ( )