Douglas XTB2D-1 Skypirate (Naval Fighters Series No 36)
Bob Kowalski - Douglas XTB2D-1 Skypirate
Ginter Books | 1996 | ISBN: 0942612361 | English | 52 pages | PDF | 52.61 MB
Naval Fighters Series No 36
Ginter Books | 1996 | ISBN: 0942612361 | English | 52 pages | PDF | 52.61 MB
Naval Fighters Series No 36
The Douglas XTB2D-1 was one of a seemingly endless number of aircraft developed in the US during WWII which only flew in prototype form at or after the war. The end of the war, the change in requirements dictated by the course of the war, and the advent of jet propulsion insured that most of them never entered production. Author Bob Kowalski has gathered all the documentation he could find on this aircraft. His selection of photographs and manufacturer's drawings are supplemented by a short but very informative text. This aircraft had many very interesting technical features and Kowalski has tried (and mostly succeeded) to do justice to them all.