Steve Ginter's Navy Aircraft Publications
This is an unusally comprehensive study of two fascinating Navy aircraft. The FIREBALL and DARKSHARK had both reciprocating and jet powerplants ("one turning and one burning") which led to many aerial practical jokes.
Covered is development from wind-tunnel testing to production to modifications. Examined in detail are powerplants, instrument panels, consoles, landing and arresting gear and much more. Ideal for model reference are the 3 and 4-view drawings with cross-sections.
124 photos, 26 pages of drawings. Softbound, 74 pages.
A comprehensive survey of the famed Panther jets in service from 1950 onward, featuring the many squadrons who employed them. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of photos of F9Fs at rest, in flight, and in hair-raising carrier-deck mishaps.
Also featured are numerous squadron patches, and even a couple of pages by young (gasp!) aircraft mech Bill Hannan.
Softbound, 11" x 8 ½", 145 pages.
A comprehensive examination of the Skyrocket, Number 57 in the Steve Ginter Naval Fighters series, this monograph was authored by Scott Libis.
Featured are a detailed history, numerous photos of the aircraft and powerplants, plus drawings and kit reviews.
Softbound, 8½"x 11", 89 pages
Number 36 in the series, this history monograph examines the aptly-named 1945 Skypirate in comprehensive detail. This remarkably complex aircraft featured counter-rotating Hamilton Standard propellers driven by a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engine, and it incorporated tricycle landing gear, rather unusual for a carrier design at the time. The long nose, generous wing and tailplanes areas, suggest it as a practical flying scale model subject choice.
Profusely illustrated with drawings and photos. Softbound, 8½" x 11" 47 pages.
Steve Ginter’s Number 79, the Curtiss Sparrowhawk may be one of the most colorful aircraft
in the series. Featured are numerous photos, detailed 3-view drawings, and excellent text, giving the history of the "trapeze planes" and their dirigible "mother ships". An added bonus is a review of the Williams Brothers plastic kit model. 8 ½" x 11" 65 pages.
