Tag: aeroplane
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Seversky SEV-2XP Fighter Prototype
Seversky SEV-2XP Fighter Prototype Derived from the Sikorsky SEV-3, the SEV-2XP (2-seat experimental pursuit) was a two-seat fighter. It was powered by a 735 hp Wright R-1820 radial engine, had fixed landing gear in aerodynamic spats and was armed with one .50 in and one .30 in forward-firing machine guns plus an additional .30 in… Read more
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Seversky SEV-1XP Fighter Prototype
Seversky SEV-1XP Fighter Prototype The Seversky SEV-1XP (single seat experimental pursuit) was a single-seat fighter prototype developed from the SEV-2XP (2-seat experimental pursuit). The SEV-2XP had been entered in a competition for a new single-seat fighter for the United States Army Air Corps in 1935, but was damaged in transit and returned Seversky’s Farmingdale factory… Read more
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Seversky AT-12 Guardsman Advanced Trainer
Seversky AT-12 Guardsman Advanced Trainer The Seversky AT-12 Guardsman was an advanced trainer operated by the USAAF during the Second World War. Originally ordered by Sweden as Seversky 2PA fighter bombers (called the B6 in Swedish service), only 2 of the 52 ordered were delivered before an arms embargo was emplaced. The remaining 50 aircraft… Read more