McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat Format: Paperback
Language: English
Published by MacMillan Publishers, 2022
Series: Book 17 of 17 - X-Planes
- Softcover
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- Title
- McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat Format: Paperback
- Author
- Steve Richardson, Peggy Mason
- Publisher
- MacMillan Publishers
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1472853032
- ISBN 13
- 9781472853035
- Illustrator
- Tooby, Adam
- Series
- Book 17 of 17: X-Planes
Packed with never-before-seen photos, plans and meticulous new digital artwork, this is the first history of the USAAF's futuristic World War II prototype interceptor, the XP-67 "Moonbat".
The series of X-planes that sprang from the US Army's Request for Data R40C, focused on high-altitude, high-speed, long-range bomber interceptors. Among these aircraft was the McDonnell Aircraft Company's first ever clean sheet design, the XP67.
Its futuristic lines promised performance that it was ultimately unable to deliver, but development was still underway when disaster struck. Just before Army performance demonstration flights were scheduled to begin, an engine fire destroyed the only XP-67 prototype, leaving a host of unanswered questions about what might have been, and leading to decades of continuing fascination with the XP-67 among aviation buffs and aircraft modelers.
The authors of this book have uncovered new sources of information and a wealth of photographs and line drawings that document not just the XP-67 but also its immediate precursors within the McDonnell Aircraft design community, as well as alternative configurations for unbuilt variants aimed at different missions.
Packed with unpublished photos of all stages of construction including key airframe changes made after initial flight tests, showing in detail how the final configuration was evolved, this volume finally provides clear focus on a story that has long been shrouded in mystery.
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About the Author
Margaret (Peggy) Mason was a U.S. Air Force public affairs technician, and a military journalist and photographer for nearly 20 years. During that time, she was a reporter for European Stars & Stripes for three years, then handled media relations for Air Force One at Andrews AFB, MD. She retired from the Air Force in 1993. Follow-on work included experience as a proofreader and copy editor for the International Reading Association (now the International Literacy Association). She worked for nine years at the Boeing Company in Communications for the company's International Business Division, writing and editing a wide variety of materials for internal and external release. She has a BA in Organizational Studies (2007), MM (Master of Management, 2010) from Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO, and retired from Boeing in 2012.
Adam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. He also runs a successful illustration studio and aviation prints business. He is based in Cheshire, UK. To buy artwork, or contact the artist, visit http://www.adamtooby.com/.
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