North American AJ/A-2 Savage Hybrid Carrier Bomber Family
The North American AJ Savage was a large post-war U.S. Navy carrier bomber designed to carry heavy conventional or atomic loads from aircraft carriers. Its unusual hybrid powerplant combined two wing-mounted piston engines with a tail-mounted turbojet for takeoff and dash performance, making the family a transitional design between wartime carrier aviation and the all-jet bomber era.
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Identity
- Aliases
- AJ SavageA-2 SavageXAJ-1AJ-1AJ-2
- Family Name
- North American AJ Savage
- Full Name
- North American AJ/A-2 Savage Hybrid Carrier Bomber Family
- Roles
- military
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The North American AJ Savage was a large post-war U.S. Navy carrier bomber designed to carry heavy conventional or atomic loads from aircraft carriers. Its unusual hybrid powerplant combined two wing-mounted piston engines with a tail-mounted turbojet for takeoff and dash performance, making the family a transitional design between wartime carrier aviation and the all-jet bomber era.
- First Flight Year
- 1,948
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- R-2800-44W/48 source variants across AJ-1/AJ-2; canonical propulsion node is the R-2800 family.
- Name
- AJ Savage R-2800 family installation
- Notes
- First-party AJ Savage histories identify two wing-mounted Pratt & Whitney R-2800-series piston engines; source variants include R-2800-44W and R-2800-48, while the canonical node is family-level.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- auxiliary
- Variant Notes
- Allison J33-A-10 tail-mounted turbojet; canonical propulsion node is the J33 family.
- Name
- AJ Savage J33 tail installation
- Notes
- First-party AJ Savage histories identify one tail-mounted Allison J33-A-10 turbojet for takeoff and dash performance; the canonical node is family-level.
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 08:56:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:38:41 UTC