Marley, e-mail, 08.06.2025 02:50 Hello, I apologize for reaching out almost 20 years after your original comment but if you still have any of that information, i'm currently working on a mini-documentary on the fate of the Beechcraft Model 28 / Xa-38 and would greatly appreciate any original information you may still have. Especially in regards to the fate of the 2nd prototype originally intended for the USAF museum. It has been exceedingly difficult to obtain original source information for this project and the current owner of Beechcraft - Textron, has been unable to help me thus far.

Klaatu, e-mail, 11.06.2011 15:20 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. 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.

Klaatu, e-mail, 11.06.2011 15:05 There was nothing basically wrong with the XA-38. 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. In addition, the XA-38 was fitted with the same type of engines used in the Boeing B-29 Superfortress which, at that time, had priority.

Frank, e-mail, 27.10.2010 17:01 Does anyone have the fuselage stations for this aircraft? I doing an electric RC model and have 3-views but no fuselage shape. Thanks

Paul Jones, e-mail, 23.10.2010 05:45 Scott----Yes, I have more information on this aircraft. Possibly, all you would want to see. I have a copy of the article which appeared in AIR CLASSICS in 1983. It is ten pages long and contains everything anyone would want to know about the Grizzly.

Frank Allen, e-mail, 22.02.2010 04:33 I think this A/C was ALL WOOD

Scott, e-mail, 11.02.2009 01:26 Hello! We are currently working on Grizzly for Flight Simulator. Noticed Paul said he wroked for Beech. No chance you would have any info, beyond what has been found around the net on this aircraft is there? Please email me! Thanks

Paul Jones, e-mail, 06.06.2008 18:02 I was employed at Beech, then, Raytheon for 36 years in Engineering. I have an article from one of the old aircraft related magazines printed in 1943 or 1944. In the article it states that the "Grizzly", as it was referred to at Beech, did out perform the Mustang in speed trials.

lymangates@sbcglobal.net, 09.05.2008 02:51 I believe that this aircraft was flown against the P-51 and several other aircraft during testing and in speed test competition was superior. Can this be confirmed as it was developed too late in WW2 for future production.