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The Douglass F3D / F-10 Skynight Jet Fighter Airplane Book store.This is a photo of the F3D-2 or more commonly know as the F-10 Skyknight. The Skyknight is 46' 6" long, 16' high with a wingspan of 50'. The Skynight weighs 18,160 lbs empty and has a max gross weight of 26,850 lbs. It has two Westinghouse J34-WE-36 Jet engines each producing 3,400 lbs of thrust. The Skyknight has a max range of 1,200 miles, a cruise speed of 350 mph a max speed of 600 mph and a maximum rate of climb of 4,500 ft/min. Check out these Skynight books and the rest of the books in this huge airplane book store.There are many versions of this plane, these specs cover only one version. |
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0002218 ORourke. One mans account of a period of naval combat that is little-known. The night skies over Korea were home to a few brave warriors of Composite Squadron 4 (VC-4) and Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513 (VMFN-513). Operations with Douglas F-3D Skynights from carriers often found the night more of an adversary than the enemy. A colorful book written with a touch of blarney and a good deal of action. 210 pgs., illustrations, 6"x 9", hdbd.
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0942612043Douglas F3d Skyknight (Naval Fighters Series No 4) by Steven J. Ginter The first protoype was trucked from El Segundo to Murdoc Dry Lake (Edwards AFB). Its design had been refined into a bulbous shape which gave rise to the nickname "Willy the Whale". While the Air Force held discussions on the A-3's and its possible use, the Naval Air Test Center, Paxtent River, MD and MCAS El Toro were conducting similated night interceptions in which the XF3D-1 repeatedly intercepted and destroyed single-seat jet fighters above 40,000 ft. Paperback: 84 pages |
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0003303 Ginter. This important airplane was the first to shoot down a MiG at night and the first to achieve a jet vs. jet kill. This volume provides extensive coverage of the design and testing programs, and includes detailed line art, cutaways, cockpit diagrams, and aircraft markings. 82 pgs. with 145 photos, 8½"x 11", sfbd. #0003303 1 |
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