1/72 AA2090 Anigrand North American XA2J-1 Super Savage -Turboprop Bomber Prototype
Resin Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
Very highly detailed resin kit. The parts are still in the internally sealed bags. Includes decals and instructions. In 1945, after the first atomic bomb was dropped successfully, the US Navy launched a program for a carrier-based attack aircraft that would be capable of delivering a atomic bomb. The North American AJ Savage won a Phase 1 competition, a turbo-prop powered aircraft being phase 2, and the phase 3 was a larger jet-powered attack aircraft. In 1947, the Navy requested North American to submit a proposal for development of the phase 2 aircraft based on the AJ. The A2J Super Savage contract was received in 1948. While the A2J design was being finalized, a competition for the phase 3 aircraft which Douglas won with what became the A3D. Mock-up reviews of the XA2J and XA3D designs were held concurrently in 1949, with the XA2J to adapt the cockpit layout of the XA3D and its escape chute. With the outbreak of the Korean War, the Navy could not fund both programs at the same level and elected to favor the A3D effort although neither aircraft had flown. The XA2J finally flew in 1952 but, due to engine problems, it had only made five flights. The A2J contract was terminated in 1953.
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