Convair Deltas

Key Points

· New paperback edition

· From XF-92 experimental prototype to the Mach 2 B-58 Hustler

Description

The story of Convair’s complete family of delta-wing aircraft including the XF2Y-1 jet-powered seaplane, the XFY-1 Pogo turboprop vertical takeoff and landing fighter and the revolutionary record-breaking four-engine B-58 Hustler – the world’s first Mach 2 strategic bomber.

Noted aviation author Bill Yenne thoroughly documents Convair’s quest to conquer the aerodynamic mysteries of the delta wing.