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Title: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87...
Post by: ysi_maniac on May 25, 2021, 12:59:03 PM
Here I want to include a series of straight wing conventionaly configured early jets and some prop powered designs that I consider related and in some way beautiful and tasty

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XB-42_Mixmaster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XB-42_Mixmaster)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XB-43_Jetmaster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XB-43_Jetmaster)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XB-46 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XB-46)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-48 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-48)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-51 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-51)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk)
Title: Re: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87, ...
Post by: ysi_maniac on May 25, 2021, 01:04:12 PM
Updated XB-43

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1080.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj340%2Fysi_maniac%2FDrawing%2Fxb43-66.jpg&hash=1fef68f54eb3a71863a40fad681b12571f28a87a) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/xb43-66.jpg.html)
Title: Re: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87, ...
Post by: ysi_maniac on May 25, 2021, 01:12:34 PM
Airliner derived from Convair XB-36. Along with orignal XB-46

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/Convair-7XX.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/ysi_maniac/a/caec78e4-057f-4fe9-82f4-083a43455765/p/402129bb-7c4a-410b-a1da-4e231e5b3e46)
Title: Re: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87...
Post by: sandiego89 on May 25, 2021, 02:28:50 PM
Nice job YSI, fun.
Title: Re: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87...
Post by: jcf on May 26, 2021, 12:00:58 PM
The XB-42A was revised to a standard type canopy, I'd think a revised XB-43 would have
the same canopy.

(https://oldmachinepress.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/douglas-xb-42-no2-with-canopy.jpg)
Title: Re: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87...
Post by: ysi_maniac on May 26, 2021, 04:35:07 PM
^^^^^
I will review my design to use this nice canopy.
Title: Re: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87...
Post by: ysi_maniac on May 26, 2021, 04:35:27 PM
Regional liner based in North American B-45 Tornado.

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/B-45_TornadoLiner.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/ysi_maniac/a/caec78e4-057f-4fe9-82f4-083a43455765/p/5d997d17-e235-409d-8da1-c061d3104efe)
Title: Re: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87...
Post by: ysi_maniac on June 05, 2021, 08:07:15 PM
XB-51 is a pretty strange project on its own. So I had to address several issues:

1. I removed the center landing gear and replaced it with a classic one.

2. I replaced the variable incidence wings with some classic ones taken from the F-86 (upscaled).

3. I solved the problem of lack of power by adding a fourth reactor, removing the central engine.

Here we can see 2 versions:

1. Closer to the original XB-51, in TWA colors, preferred by Howard Hughes.

2. More civilized, in Pan Am colors, chosen by Juan Trippe.

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/j340/ysi_maniac/Martin-5-0-5.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://app.photobucket.com/u/ysi_maniac/a/caec78e4-057f-4fe9-82f4-083a43455765/p/0fdb86cd-12f7-4185-bf21-303c40b4cc56)
Title: Re: US X aircrafts in '40s: XB-42, XB-43, XB-46, XB-48, XB-51, XP-87...
Post by: NARSES2 on June 06, 2021, 01:13:20 AM
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