Product Description

- Ginter Books is a publisher that publishes many books on the history of aircraft and squadrons developed mainly after World War II.
- It is a recommended book as a material for model making and as a reading material.

- The YF-93A is an experimental long-range invasion fighter developed by North American in the United States.
- In the late 1940s, the U.S. Army Air Force needed long-range fighters to escort bombers, but early jets suffered from short range.
- So in 1947, the US Air Force asked each aircraft manufacturer to prototype a long-range fighter.
-North American proposed the F-86C, which used the wings and tail of the F-86A, and when a contract for 118 mass-produced aircraft was signed the following year, two prototype F-86Cs were renamed YF-93A.
- Because the YF-93A carries a large amount of fuel, the fuselage is thick and long, and the main landing gear has double tires due to the weight increase.
-In addition, since the radar was mounted on the nose, the intake was moved to the side of the fuselage, and at that time, the first prototype adopted the flash inlet developed by NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics). .
- However, with the development of the B-47 jet bomber in 1947, long-range invasion fighter development became a lower priority, and the contract for the production F-93A was canceled the following year.
- YF-93A, which was transferred to NACA after that, was used to evaluate the performance of the flash inlet.

- 52 pages
- Softcover
- Text: English
- Format: 21.6cm x 27.95cm
- Photos: 87 black and white, 4 color
- 39 illustrations
- Commentary: William J. Simone

• *Please note that the book's paper strip may not be included. Additionally, we do not offer replacements for any damage or wear to the strip.

Product Specifications

Item series

Air Force Legends

Item code

SGBAF227

ISBN code

9780942612547

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