Boeing XF8B-1 Five-In-One Fighter

by Rick Koehnen

The F/A 18 Hornet was not the first Naval Aircraft designed to meet all the Navy needs. The XF8B-1 was another Boeing called it the "Five-in-One" fighter (fighter, interceptor, dive bomber, torpedo, or horizontal bomber). This aircraft had the ability of caring two 1600lb bombs in a internal weapons bay and two more on strong point under the wing or a pair of 2000lb torpedoes under the wing six 50 cal. machine gun in the wing or 20 mm cannons. It...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942612655
• ISBN13: 9780942612653
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Ginter Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.2" x 10.8"