The aircraft shown in the brochure at left is the Martin 246, a jet attack aircraft submitted to the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer) on an unsolicited basis in 1949. Its chief characteristics were its inverted gull wing and T-tail, the latter being a popular design choice at Martin in this period. According to [...]
The Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk was a prototype all-weather jet interceptor designed as a replacement for the Northrop P-61 Black Widow night fighter. It was a large mid-wing aircraft with four Westinghouse XJ34-WE-7 turbojets paired in underwing pods, with a mid-mounted tailplane and tricycle undercarriage. Two crew members sat side-by-side under a spacious single canopy. The [...]
