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Oct 3, 2015 · Jared A. Zichek, Oct 3, 2015 - History - 52 pages. The Martin Model 262 was an unconventional turboprop VTOL aircraft proposal submitted to the US Navy’s convoy fighter competition of...
- Jared A. Zichek
- Jared A. Zichek, 2015
- 52 pages
The intent was to develop a fighter aircraft that could defend naval convoys without the need of an aircraft carrier. Convair and Lockheed both won contracts to build and demonstrate their concepts. Martin developed the Model 262 which supported similar launch and recovery capabilities as the Convair and Lockheed demonstrators, but had growth ...
- November 2015
- Retro Mechanix
- Jared Zichek
- Martin Model 262 Convoy Fighter
Retromechanix' Martin Model 262 Convoy Fighter, reviewed by Scott Van Aken. This is Jared A. Zichek's second volume covering the Navy's proposal during the late 1940s and early 1950s that led to the Convair XFV-1 and Lockheed's XFY-1 VTO fighter prototypes.
This book provides a detailed overview of the Model 262 an unconventional turboprop VTOL aircraft proposal submitted to the US NavyÕs convoy fighter competition of 1950, which ultimately produced the Convair XFY-1 Pogo and Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon. It also examines the Model 262P
- MISC
- Softback
- Jared Zichek
- 48
Retromechanix. 0 ratings. The Martin Model 262 was an unconventional turboprop VTOL aircraft proposal submitted to the US Navy's convoy fighter competition of 1950, which ultimately produced the Convair XFY-1 Pogo and Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon.
May 15, 2023 · Martin 262 Convoy Fighter Concept A Plane With a Propeller In The Middle. 15/05/2023. Advertisement. In 1949, the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics began a competition to develop this new convey fighter that had the specific ability to be launched from smaller vessles and would protect them until carrier forces could arrive.
The Martin Model 262 was an unconventional turboprop VTOL aircraft proposal submitted to the US Navy's convoy fighter competition of 1950, which ultimately produced the Convair XFY-1 Pogo and Lockheed XFV-1 Salmon. It was a swept-wing aircraft with triple vertical tails powered by an Allison XT-40-A-8 turboprop engine driving 16 ft contra-rotating propellers.
