![]() However, by the time it was built, modified North American B-25 Mitchells were already adequately carrying out the role for which this airplane was designed. There was nothing basically wrong with the XA-38. ![]() ![]() As a result, aircraft such as Hurricanes, Typhoons, P-47s and Corsairs could pack as much offensive ground-attack firepower as the highly specialized, massive and expensive XA-38. One other important reason why the Grizzly was not developed further: By 1944 single-seat fighters were being equipped to fire as many as eight rocket projectiles from under-wing launching racks. Only the two aircraft were built, being delivered for evaluation in 1945.ฤก x 75mm cannon, 6 x 12.7mm machine-guns, 907kg of bombs Power was provided by two Wright R-3350-43 radial engines, and in addition to defensive armament, the Destroyer carried a 75-mm cannon for its attack role. monoplane, with a fuselage accommodating a crew of three, and with a tail unit incorporating twin fins and rudders. Two examples of a twin-engined attack aircraft were ordered from Beech in 1943 under the designation XA-38 and the Model 28 was a large low-wing. The Beech Model 28 merits brief mention as an unusual project for this manufacturer.
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