Convair Model 48 Charger
Product code 0942612396
Convair
Series Naval Fighters Number 39
Publisher/Brand Ginter
Author Ginter Steve
Format a4
No. Pages 73
Version Soft cover
Language English
Category Aviationbooks
Subcategory X-Planes » X-Planes USA
Availability Temporarily Out of Stock.
Click here to be notified when this product becomes available again
This product was added to our database on Saturday 1 January 2000.
Your reliable Aviation Book Source since 1989
Also in this series:
| Product | Publisher/Brand | Series/scale | Price € | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | "Able Mabel" Martin AM-1/1Q MaulerTemporarily Out of Stock. | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 111 | € 30.23 | |
 | "Blue Goose" Command Aircraft of the USN, | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 100 | € 27.48 | |
 | Beech Expeditor JRB / SNB / C-45 1940 through 1972 | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 118 | € 26.56 | |
 | Douglas XSB2D-1 & BTD-1 Destroyer | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 30 | € 9.13 | |
 | Grumman F2F/F3F And Civilian VariantsTemporarily Out of Stock. | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 112 | € 30.23 | |
 | Grumman F9F-6/7/8 Cougar part 1 | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 66 | € 16.47 | |
 | Grumman XF10F-1 JaguarTemporarily Out of Stock. | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 26 | € 10.96 | |
 | McDonnell F2H-3/4 "Big Banjo" Banshee | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 91 | € 32.06 | |
 | Sikorsky S-43/JRS-1 AmphibianTemporarily Out of Stock. | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 103 | € 25.64 | |
 | The Forgotten Bell HSL-1: US Navy's First All-Weather Anti-Submarine Warfare HelicopterTemporarily Out of Stock. | Ginter | Naval Fighters Number 70 | € 16.47 |
For more than two years prior to the Navy issuing RFP (Request for Proposal) in 1964, Convair engineers had been evaluating designs for use in the limited war and counter-insurgency arenas. These designs were evaluated by many military and civilian representatives of the armed forces and Department of Defense. Shortly after the Navy issued a procurement invitation on 28 October 1963, the design was formalized. Once approved, it only took 40 weeks from go-ahead until first flight on 29 November 1964. Even though a prototype was flying shortly after the requirement was published, North American won the contract with a paper airplane
95-B&W PHOTOS, 32-PAGES DRAWINGS
