Seaplane Jetfighters

[hesham]

Anther PDF file to Convair Y2-2 Project;


http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/Y-2-2_Seadart_SAC_-_1_September_1951.pdf

Also from this report,

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20050029444/downloads/20050029444.pdf

 

[Barrington Bond]

Saunders Roe P121 scans from a brochure I was able to copy some pages from.

 

[Barrington Bond]

Saunders Roe P121 scans from a brochure I was able to copy some pages from.

Saunders Roe P148 scans from a brochure I was able to copy some pages from.

 

[BROF]

Saunders Roe P148 scans from a brochure I was able to copy some pages from.

Thank you. But SARO's P.148 was not a seaplane, not even an amphibian, but a carrier-borne all-weather fighter. Hence the underwing missile carriage, for instance, or belly-mounted guns.

 

[hesham]

From Wings 2002/10,

here is a three versions of Boeing Model-486.

 

[hesham]

Anther PDF file to Convair Y2-2 Project;


http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/Y-2-2_Seadart_SAC_-_1_September_1951.pdf

For OS-116,there are 16 companies submitted a proposal,and
we can speculate what were them,

- Convair Skate,later FY2Y-1
- Curtiss P-565
- Goodyear,maybe GA-20
- Edo Model-142 ?,or before
- Douglas D-?
- Fairchild M-?
- Fleetwings Model-?
- Grumman G-?
- Boeing Model-? before Model-486
- Lockheed CL-?
- Martin Model-?
- McDonnell M-?
- North American D-?
- Ryan Model-?
- Temco Model-?
- All American firm

 

[hesham]

Anther PDF file to Convair Y2-2 Project;


http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/Y-2-2_Seadart_SAC_-_1_September_1951.pdf

The file ityself

 

[hesham]

For OS-116,there are 16 companies submitted a proposal,and
we can speculate what were them,

- Convair Skate,later FY2Y-1
- Curtiss P-565
- Goodyear,maybe GA-20
- Edo Model-142 ?,or before
- Douglas D-?
- Fairchild M-?
- Fleetwings Model-?
- Grumman G-?
- Boeing Model-? before Model-486
- Lockheed CL-?
- Martin Model-?
- McDonnell M-?
- North American D-?
- Ryan Model-?
- Temco Model-?
- All American firm

I think for Edo,it's possibly Model-93 ?.

 

[hesham]

From L'Air 1952.

 

[hesham]

From Interavia 1952

 

[hesham]

From Interavia 1953

 

[hesham]

Hi,

https://www.fortworthtexasarchives..../convairnews/search/searchterm/project/page/1

 

[hesham]

From this book.

 

[Vepr157]

From this book.

Also covered in my new book, among other projects:

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/th...s-by-jacob-gunnarson-and-norman-polmar.48592/
I am naturally a bit biased, but Strike from Beneath the Sea is a pretty dreadful book. The same author's previous book, Submarines with Wings, is decent, although rather short. One of the most valuable parts of that book is the foreword written by Ed Heinemann, who designed the Douglas Model 640.

 

[Bill S]

I scanned this at NARA II last summer and think it will add without duplication to this thread.
CLASS VF SEAPLANE NIGHT FIGHTER SAC 20JAN1949

 

[Bill S]

Here are some model photos found in the RG401 files at NARA II.

 

[hesham]

From this book.

 

[spikedpsycho]

The rhetoric; mythology of 2nd World War was the U.S. Navy was at its best; real examination reveals that the service that let its ass get kicked at Pearl Harbor with its Snob mentality was just a white uniformed version of the "From Here to Eternity" mentality of the Army at nearby Schofield. The only movie that even hints at how screwed up the U.S. Navy was, is Otto Preminger's "In Harm's Way" made in 1965 and Ironically Michael Bays "Pearl Harbor" which documents naval officers of intelligence lamenting constant pullover of naval resources in Lend Lease and inability address security concerns. The little things that saved the U.S. Navy in the early days of WW2; the PBY Catalina seaplane, the Gato submarine, PT boats, blimps and seaplanes were quickly discarded after the war in a frenzy to exalt the aircraft carrier and jet worship.


Modernized seaplane can serve issues patrol, interdiction, counter drug/terrorism and anti-submarine roles with minimal modification.
More importantly fly inland farther than helicopters/Tiltrotors to either drop in supplies/evacuate wounded/civilians.

 

[dan_inbox]

Especially if the need arises by fair weather and sea state only...

 

[hesham]

Hi,

the Douglas Skyrocket model with hydro-ski-equipped and a ski-plane
fighter by Mr. Henry Knowler.
http://www.flightglobal.com/PDFArchive/View/1952/1952 - 3459.html

The whole article.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

http://archive.aviationweek.com/sea...te=1953-04-20&LastViewIssueKey=&LastViewPage=

The page.