This Day in Aviation History

January 4th, 1952
First flight of the North American XA2J Super Savage.

The North American Aviation XA2J “Super Savage” was a prototype carrier-based attack aircraft built in the early 1950s. It was developed by North American Aviation (NAA) from the smaller AJ Savage.

The XA2J was intended to be a turboprop-powered derivative of the AJ Savage, with the design as initially proposed in December 1947 a simple modification of the Savage, with extensive use of components of the earlier aircraft. The design gradually evolved, however, to improve performance and increase compatibility with operations from aircraft carriers, as it was recognized that the AJ Savage was deficient in performance and was a less-than-satisfactory carrier plane….

Source:
Wikipedia, North American XA2J Super Savage:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XA2J_Super_Savage

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