POWER PLANT: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-48W Double Wasp, rated at 2,400 h.p.
PERFORMANCE: 350 m.p.h. at 15,000ft
COMMENT: In contrast to the radar equipped AF-2W, the Grumman AF-2S was armed with one torpedo or two bombs or two depth-charges in weapons bay. The AF-2S carried a smaller wing mounted APS-30 radar and a search light. Both, the AF-2W and the AF-2S operated in a “hunter” and “killer” role. A total of 193 AF-2S were produced
POWER PLANT: Pratt & Whitney R.2800-48W Double Wasp, rated at 2,400 h.p.
PERFORMANCE: 317 m.p.h. at 16,000 ft
COMMENT: Originally designed as a replacement of the highly successful Grumman TBF Avenger anti-submarine search aircraft. In place of defensive armament the new torpedo-bomber had a Westinghouse 19XB turbojet in the tail to give it a high escape speed. Later the the design was revised and a large ventral radar set was built in. In that configuration the aircraft was used as a hunter in cooperation with the Grumman AF-2S as a killer. A total of 153 AF-2W were built.
POWER PLANT: Allison XT40-A-2 coupled turboprop engine, rated at 4,000 h.p., driving two contra-rotating propellers,
PERFORMANCE: 501 m.p.h.
COMMENT: Planned successor of the Douglas Skyraider. But only seven built
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Douglas XA2D-1 Skyshark
Scale 1:72 aircraft models of World War II
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