North American F-82 Twin Mustang
නිෂ්පාදිත රට
එක්සත් ජනපදය
එක්සත් ජනපදය
නිෂ්පාදකයාNorth American Aviation
තවම පරිවර්තනය කර නැත — ඉංග්රීසියෙන් පෙන්වයි.
The North American F-82 Twin Mustang was a long-range twin-fuselage escort fighter, designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. It shared limited commonality with the preceding North American P-51 Mustang.
The F-82 was designed during World War II as an escort for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress strategic bombers flying long range missions against Imperial Japan; however, the conflict ended before development could be completed. Despite the name, there was little in common between the Twin Mustang and the more conventional North American P-51 Mustang, the former being a clean sheet design that shared a minority of components with the latter. The XP-82 prototype performed its maiden flight on 15 June 1945, and the type was introduced to United States Army Air Force (USAAF) service one year later. While the end of WW2 had slowed production, the emergence of the Cold War gave renewed importance to the project as the Twin Mustang was procured as an interim solution to the fighter escort mission for the USAAF's strategic bomber force; it was also suitable for use as an all-weather air defense interceptor. On 27 February 1947, a P-82B flown by Colonel...
The F-82 was designed during World War II as an escort for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress strategic bombers flying long range missions against Imperial Japan; however, the conflict ended before development could be completed. Despite the name, there was little in common between the Twin Mustang and the more conventional North American P-51 Mustang, the former being a clean sheet design that shared a minority of components with the latter. The XP-82 prototype performed its maiden flight on 15 June 1945, and the type was introduced to United States Army Air Force (USAAF) service one year later. While the end of WW2 had slowed production, the emergence of the Cold War gave renewed importance to the project as the Twin Mustang was procured as an interim solution to the fighter escort mission for the USAAF's strategic bomber force; it was also suitable for use as an all-weather air defense interceptor. On 27 February 1947, a P-82B flown by Colonel...
