The Boeing XB-55 (company designation Model 474) was a proposed Boeing aircraft designed to be a strategic bomber. The XB-55 was intended to be a replacement for the Boeing B-47 …

Apr 25, 2016 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Boeing XB-55 Strategic Bomber Proposal including pictures.

Boeing XB-55 Listed as the Boeing Model 474, the XB-55 holds the dis-tinction of being the only all turboprop-powered design to ever bear a USAF bomber designation.16 Designed to meet a …

The XB-55 program developed out of the Boeing B-47 program, with a goal of increasing the cruising and top speeds and the operating altitude of the bomber.

The Boeing XB-55 (company designation Model 474) was a proposed Boeing aircraft designed to be a strategic bomber. The XB-55 was intended to be a replacement for the Boeing B-47 …

Feb 18, 2020 · Boeing XB-55 (1948, unbuilt) ‘Baby Bear’. The XB-55 was a proposed strategic bomber powered by four turboprop engines driving contra-rotating propellers, so think smaller …

Four engines will power the large bomber, producing up to 5,600 horsepower. Estimated performance includes a top speed of 490 mph (going at about 450 mph), a range of up to …

The Boeing XB-56 was a proposal by Boeing for a re-engined version of the American jet-powered medium bomber aircraft, the B-47 Stratojet. The original designation for this …

Le Boeing XB-55 (connu chez l'avionneur comme le Model 474) est un projet de bombardier stratégique américain destiné à remplacer le B-47 Stratojet dans la United States Air Force …

Specifications; Span: 135 ft. Length: 118 ft. 11 in. Height: 33 ft. 8 in. Weight: 168,000 lbs. max. Armament: Twelve 20mm cannons; 24,000 lbs. of bombs