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The Convair XB-46 was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber which was developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. It competed with similar designs, the North American XB-45 and Martin XB-48, all of which saw little use after the successful development of the Boeing XB-47.
Martin XB-27 heavy bomber: n/a: abandoned project: 0: Martin XB-33 Super Marauder heavy bomber: n/a: abandoned project: 0: Naval Aircraft Factory SBN dive bomber: 1936: retired 1942: 31: North American A-27 attack: 1940: retired 1941: 10: North American T-6 Texan light attack: 1940: retired: 15,495 [notes 4] North American XB-21 medium bomber ...
Convair XB-46: 1947 1 Prototype four jet-engine medium bomber Convair Model 118: 1947 2 Roadable aircraft Convair XC-99: 1947 1 Prototype transport aircraft Convair XF-92: 1948 1 Experimental single jet engine interceptor aircraft Convair C-131 Samaritan: 1949 512 Twin-engine (18-cyl. radial) cargo aircraft Convair CV-340: 1951 Twin-engine ...
Pages in category "Convair aircraft" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. ... Convair XB-46; Convair XB-53; Convair B-58 Hustler; Convair YB ...
The end of the war resulted in the cancellation or delay of many projects. In 1946, rising tension with the Soviet Union impelled the USAAF to assign a higher priority to jet bomber development. By mid-1946, both the XB-45 and the rival Convair XB-46 were nearing completion but the Boeing XB-47 and Martin XB-48 were at least two years out. Thus ...
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It was the XB-70 Valkyrie, an experimental plane developed for the US Air Force. Its inaugural flight — 60 years ago in September 1964 — kicked off a golden era for supersonic aircraft. The ...
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" [N 1] is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built, although it was exceeded in span and weight by the one-off Hughes H-4 Hercules .