Goodyear GA-28A/B Convoy Fighter: The Naval VTOL Turboprop Tailsitter Project of 1950

by Jared A Zichek

Overview

A detailed overview of the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation GA-28A/B, one of the submissions to the US Navy convoy fighter competition of 1950, which ultimately produced the Convair XFY-1 and Lockheed XFV-1 VTOL aircraft. The GA-28A was a three-quarter scale prototype of the convoy fighter, while the GA-28B was the full scale design armed with four 20 mm cannon. Both were VTOL tailsitters powered by turboprop engines and featured a semi-delta, semi-midwing configuration with triple vertical tail surfaces. The aircraft also had unusual landing gear which permitted either conventional or vertical landing and takeoff. Features 40 illustrations, including detailed schematics, artist's impressions, and speculative color profiles of these unorthodox aircraft designs. Color printing throughout, with a full color glossy cover.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692504338
Publisher:	Retromechanix Productions
Publication date:	08/14/2015
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.09(d)

About the Author

Jared A. Zichek is a freelance writer and artist specializing in aviation history.

Editorial Reviews

"If you have any interest in 'what-ifs' or would like to know more about the convoy fighter concept of the 1950s then this is definitely a book for you."--InternetModeler.com.

"Jared Zichek has published a fascinating study of Goodyear's submission for the 1950 US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics specification for a small convoy protection fighter."--Aeroscale.co.uk.

"If you're an aviation enthusiast or modeler that enjoys looking at the 'what-if' side of aviation, this monograph is worth adding to your library!"--Cybermodeler.com.

"It makes for a fascinating look into what might have been and sheds some light on a little known aviation project."--ModelingMadness.com.

"If you enjoy experimental types then this book will feed your need!"-Scale Aviation Modeller International

"This interesting book describes how the concept would operate and provides diagrams and sketches of GA-28 proposals. "-Model Airplane International

"An interesting publication of a concept that may have possibly have been a successful aircraft if it had ever got off the drawing board. Highly Recommended."-Hyperscale.com

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