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Originally Posted by Joe Bob
They went into service AFTER WWII and had no capability for nukes. They never fired a shot in anger and were relegated to reconnaissance roles. They burned 100 gallons of oil every flight, ate spark plugs and mechanics either froze or wilted in hi/lo temps as there were no shelters big enough to cover them. Bassackwards engines that froze up because of the carb configurations.
Infrastructure is a part of design work. Just sayin.....
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They gave up on Northrop's flying wing for that?
Now that just make me sad.
Northrop YB-49
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-49
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The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered heavy bomber aircraft developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the U.S. Air Force. The YB-49 featured a flying wing design and was a jet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s actually built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft.
The YB-49 never entered production, being passed over in favor of the more conventional Convair B-36 piston-driven design.
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