YRB-49

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 02/01/2014 at 09:06 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Flying wing kind of day.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > f86sabre 02/01/2014 at 09:15

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I had to look it up, but that's the YRB-49. They deleted 2 engines and moved 2 to external pylons. Kind of an odd arrangement in my opinion for that airframe.

f86sabre > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 02/01/2014 at 09:29

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Ok, I'm busted. It is an odd way to go. I would imagine there would be an odd pit pitching moment.

vintagethunder > f86sabre 02/01/2014 at 13:22

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There were eleven XB35/49 variations constructed and I think 5 flew. IIRC there is a pic of one flying past the white house so either Trueman or Eisenhower could see it. An interesting tidbit was it had the same constructor and wingspan as the B2 decades later.

f86sabre > vintagethunder 02/01/2014 at 17:11

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Here is a shot of t over the capital.