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Mark Allen M wrote:...the Navy North American Aviation AJ-1 large attack bomber is the heaviest airplane ever to land on a carrier
Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:43 pm
SaxMan wrote:The AJ is a very cool looking plane. It's kind of surprising that this type didn't gravitate towards civilian tanker use once they were retired. It seems like it would have been a great tanker. Are there any other examples still extant other than the one at NNMA?
Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:52 pm
Noha307 wrote:Mark Allen M wrote:...the Navy North American Aviation AJ-1 large attack bomber is the heaviest airplane ever to land on a carrier
Bzzz. Wrong answer. That honor would belong to the C-130.
A better statement would be the AJ-1 is the heaviest airplane to consistently operate from an aircraft carrier. (Or something to that effect.)
Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:00 am
jwc50 wrote:SaxMan wrote:The AJ is a very cool looking plane. It's kind of surprising that this type didn't gravitate towards civilian tanker use once they were retired. It seems like it would have been a great tanker. Are there any other examples still extant other than the one at NNMA?
The one at the Naval Aviation Museum is the only surviving example to the best of my knowledge. Really a shame, because a flying warbird AJ-2/A-2B Savage would be something to see!
Tue Jan 22, 2013 12:13 am
Speedy wrote:jwc50 wrote:
The one at the Naval Aviation Museum is the only surviving example to the best of my knowledge. Really a shame, because a flying warbird AJ-2/A-2B Savage would be something to see!
Is the one in Pensacola the same airframe that GE used as an engine testbed that was painted white and red? That's the last one I recall 'flying' on a regular basis.
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Chris Brame wrote:Sad thing was, the Navy kept the first prototype XAJ-1, 121460 at the Naval Air Engineering Center in Philadelphia for static load testing into at least the mid-70s. Air Classics had a couple photos of it, intact minus cowls and outer wing panels, in the February '76 issue. Too bad nobody saved it. Here's a photo from 1967:
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/ph ... 12531.html