The Boeing XB-59 (model number 701), was a 1950s proposal for an American supersonic bomber aircraft.

The Convair B-58 Hustler, designed and produced by American aircraft manufacturer Convair, was the first operational bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. [1] The B-58 was developed during the 1950s for the United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC).

One of the largest aircraft of World War II, the B-29 was designed with state-of-the-art technology, which included a pressurized cabin, dual-wheeled tricycle landing gear, and an analog computer -controlled fire-control system that allowed one gunner and a fire-control officer to direct four remote machine gun turrets.

Jul 20, 2020 · On November 8, 1950, a flight of four straight-winged jets swooped down on an airfield at Sinuiju, North Korea—on the Korean side of the border with China. The F-80 Shooting Stars raked the...

Apr 25, 2016 · The new bomber was categorized as a medium-class platform and showcased the usual supersonic elements - jet engines housed within the body of the aircraft, a streamlined fuselage and swept-back wing mainplanes and tail surfaces.

The new bomber should have a combat radius of 2500 miles, a cruising speed of at least 500 mph, and a gross weight of 170,000 pounds. It was proposed that the development of such an aircraft would follow the development of the B-52.

The XB-59, Boeing model number 701, was a 1950s proposal for a United States supersonic bomber aircraft. In 1949 the US government canceled the Boeing XB-55 contract, which had been an effort to produce a subsonic replacement for the just-being-introduced Boeing B-47 Stratojet.

Jul 24, 2011 · Despite the increased production of the B-47 there was still a need for an intercontinental, supersonic bomber. Design parameters called for a 10,000 lbs. bomb load, a radius of 1200 to 2500...

The Boeing B-50 Superfortress is an American strategic bomber. A post–World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, it was fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller tail fin, and other improvements.

Apr 5, 2006 · US Bomber Projects #20 is now available. Issue #20 collects all the previously published articles and diagrams of the XB-59 antecedent designs and updates them. Additionally, more antecedent designs have been included as well …