Convair XP5Y-1 & R3Y-1/-2 Tradewind (Naval Fighters Number Thirty-Four)
Steve Ginter - Convair XP5Y-1 & R3Y-1/-2 Tradewind
Ginter Books | 1996 | ISBN: 0942612345 | English | 124 pages | PDF | 104.15 MB
Naval Fighters Series Number Thirty-Four
Ginter Books | 1996 | ISBN: 0942612345 | English | 124 pages | PDF | 104.15 MB
Naval Fighters Series Number Thirty-Four
The Tradewind was a 4 engine counter-rotating turboprop flying boat designed as part of the mobile base concept along with the Seadart, Pogo and XFV-1. The tradewind was the transport portion of the concept and was also built as a bow loader intended to replace the Mars flying boat.