Boeing's Big Fighter XF8B

[MIflyer]

Now HERE is a real beast! It seems that not only Douglas but Vultee and Boeing all designed "Skyraiders." From AviationArchives

 

[SaparotRob]

Don't forget Martin.

 

[special ed]

They were our versions of the Firebrand.

 

[GrauGeist]

The Aichi B7A was a beast, too.

 

[MIflyer]

And the Nakajima Ki87 was also, at least by Japanese standards.

Did Napolean say that God votes with the big cubes?

 

[MIflyer]

Don't forget Martin.

Yep, the Mauler was a beast!

 

[Snautzer01]

I wondered about these. The all look like the Skyraider par design shape.

 

[GrauGeist]

I wondered about these. The all look like the Skyraider par design shape.

It's obvious that the Americans copied the B7A!

 

[GTX]

I highly recommend Jared's book if you are interested in the XF8B:

 

[MIflyer]

Anybody want the flight manual for the F8B? I have that, too.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[GreenKnight121]

Now HERE is a real beast! It seems that not only Douglas but Vultee and Boeing all designed "Skyraiders." From AviationArchives

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The Skyraider, Mauler, etc were designed as attack aircraft, with the primary (if not sole) mission of lugging heavy loads of explosives to a target then leaving them there. High altitude capability not required.

The F8B was a fighter - designed with destroying enemy aircraft at any altitude as its primary mission, with lugging bombs etc as a secondary task.