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  • NFAF229
Description:
Douglas XB-42/42A Mixmaster and XB-43 Jetmaster

Air Force Legends number 229

ISBN: 979-8-9899509-3-5

88-pages, 182 b&w photos, 3-color, 40 drawings

During WWII, the unsolicited Douglas Aircraft proposal for a contra-rotating pusher propeller powered light bomber would become the most unusual and iconic U.S. military aircraft built during the war. Shades of "Buck Rogers" to be sure. Amazingly, no major problems were encountered by this challenging design. The XB-42 "Mixmaster" performed well, even setting a transcontinental speed record. It's fuselage housed two Allison V-1710 engines and their long propeller driveshafts. This gave the fuselage enough width to house two jet engines and the all-jet XB-43 proposal was born. Where the XB-42 w
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Manufacturer:
Naval Fighters
Code Number:
NFAF229
Scale:
No Scale
Item type:
Aircraft books
Price:
£29.99
Order Quantity:
Quantity In Stock:
In Stock 4
Availability:
This will usually be dispatched within 24/48 hours of receiving your order
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Department:
Catalogue

GPSR information:
Manufacturer Email:
nfbooks@sbcglobal.net



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