Lockheed Model L-200 Convoy Fighter

The Original Proposal and Early Development of the XFV-1 Salmon - Part 1

By: Jared A Zichek

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Paperback | 8 June 2017

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This book presents the original proposal for the Lockheed Model L-200 Convoy Fighter of 1950, which led to the XFV-1 Salmon turboprop tailsitter naval aircraft. It was one of five submissions to the US Navy's Convoy Fighter competition, which called for a high performance turboprop VTOL fighter to protect convoy vessels from attack by enemy aircraft. The original L-200 design differed from the eventual XFV-1 in having a tail with only three surfaces, an eight-bladed propeller, and various turboprop engine installation options. Variants covered include an early L-200 study with inverted tail; the L-200-1 tactical fighter; L-200-2 stripped prototype; L-200-3 with afterburner; L-200-6 swept wing variant; and L-200-7 canard configuration. This full color 76 page book features 70 images, including rare photos, detailed blueprints, vintage artist's impressions, and beautiful color profiles. Part 2 will cover additional proposal documents, wind tunnel testing at NACA, and other unbuilt turboprop tailsitter projects. This is the fifth in a series of monographs covering the Navy's Convoy Fighter competition of 1950; previous volumes on the Convair, Goodyear, Martin, and Northrop designs are still available from booksellers worldwide.

Industry Reviews

"This is a fascinating look at a point in aviation history where so many new ideas and theories were tried to meet specific goals. The pictures and drawings are wonderful and the text insightful and precise. Highly recommended to aviation fans everywhere."-IPMS/USA (August 2017)

"This new work from Jared A. Zichek seems to be a great book providing almost everything you would need to know about the XFV-1 Salmon. The book contains a lot of great descriptive text and accompanying images and diagrams. For any fan of the XFV or anyone interested on the development of aircraft, I would highly recommend this book."-Aeroscale.kitmaker.net (August 2017)

"In this book, the author provides the first volume on Lockheed's L-100 design which eventually became the XFV-1 'Salmon.' Lockheed put a great deal of effort into producing a ready to go prototype that could quickly become a production aircraft. In volume one, the development and early design work on the aircraft is covered, including the specifications for the aircraft, some very in-depth drawings and blueprints, the building of cockpit mock-ups and the overall look of the aircraft."-ModelingMadness.com (July 2017)

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