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Originally Posted by romad
That is an early one maybe the prototype? No jets. Use to take hours to start up and shut down.
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Yes, XB-36, first prototype...
No jets, didn't have the 'canopy' for the pilots.
Hard to see, but it only has one HUGE wheel/tire under each wing. The production plane had a 4 wheel bogie under each wing.
Several were based a Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque when I was a little kid... incredibly LOUD... either landing or taking off. Loud enought to rattle dishes off shelves and pictures off the wall.