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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.
The North American B-45 Tornado is an early American jet bomber designed and manufactured by aircraft company North American Aviation.It has the distinction of being the first operational jet bomber to enter service with the United States Air Force (USAF), as well as the first multiengine jet bomber to be refueled in midair.
Convair Model 109 XB-46; later Convair Model 1; Convair Model 110 Convair-Liner; prototype for Convair CV-240 series; Convair Model 111 Aircar (Stinson design) Convair Model 112 XB-53; Convair Model 115 XP-92; Convair Model 116 ConVairCar; Convair Model 117 P5Y Tradewind; evolved into the R3Y; Convair Model 118 ConVairCar; Convair Model 1 XB-46 ...
Martin XB-51 attack bomber: 1949: retired prototype: 2: 4,700: McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II attack aircraft: n/a: abandoned 1983 project: 0: 2,300: McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft: 1978: operational: 323: 4,200: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter-bomber: 1958: retired 2016: 5,195 [notes 2] 8,500: McDonnell Douglas ...
Bomber aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-surface attack, ... Convair XB-46: US: Heavy bomber: 1947: Prototype: 1: Convair YB-60: US: Heavy ...
The plane was born out of a competition between Boeing and North American Aviation, then a major aerospace manufacturer that was eventually chosen by the Air Force, in 1957, to develop a bomber ...
The XB-48 was the first aircraft designed with bicycle-type tandem landing gear, which had previously been tested on a modified B-26. The wing airfoil was too thin to house conventional landing gear mechanisms. [2] The main landing gear was in the fuselage and small outriggers located on each wing were used to balance the aircraft.
Sep. 8—The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational ...