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Description
| Manufacturer: | Convair | |
| Base model: | B-60 | |
| Designation: | YB-60 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
| Status: | Prototype | |
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Specifications
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| J.L. Pensicola, FL | Courtesy USAF Museum
"The YB-36G was designed as an all-jet version of the B-36. Eight Pratt & Whitney XJ57-P-3 turbojet engines were mounted in four nacelles in an arrangement very similar to the Boeing B-52. The USAF authorized Convair to modify two B-36Fs (S/N 49-2676 & 49-2684) in early 1951. Although the -G was similar to the basic B-36, there was substantial reengineering done including a completely new 37° swept wing. The design was eventually redesignated YB-60 to reflect these differences. The first flight was 18 April 1952 and performance was better than the B-36, but was greatly inferior to the Boeing XB-52. The YB-60 never entered production. The second prototype aircraft was never completely finished and both YB-60s were scrapped in the mid-1950s." 01/19/2001 @ 13:39 [ref: 1413] |
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