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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | B-43 | ||
| Designation: | XB-43 | ||
| Nickname: | Jetmaster | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Bomber | ||
| Status: | Experimental | ||
Specifications
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Recent comments by our visitors
| SuperCorgi , IA | The .50 guns were located in the wings torwards the roots, and would extend backwards when needed. 10/01/2007 @ 15:20 [ref: 18073] |
| Tom Martin Cortland, NY | According to the script that goes with the photos of the
XB-43 Jet Master it was to be armed with 50 cal tail guns. With exhaust pipes in the tail, just where were these guns supposed to be located ??? I mean, its not that roomy back there! 01/23/2005 @ 14:40 [ref: 9224] |
| William Walling , NY | This aircraft graces the cover of Air & Space Smithsonian January 2001 issue. 01/12/2001 @ 00:41 [ref: 1372] |
| JL Pensicola, FL | TYPE
XB-43 Number Built/Converted 1 Remarks 1st US all-jet bomber Notes: Serial number: 44-61508 First flight was 17 May 1946 A second aircraft (S/N 44-61509) was built for jet engine testing and designated YB-43 SPECIFICATIONS Span: 71 ft. 2 in. Length: 51 ft. 5 in. Height: 24 ft. 3 in. Weight: 40,000 lbs. (max. gross weight) Armament: Designed for 8,000 lbs. of bombs although none were ever carried. Also designed for two .50-cal. machine guns in the tail, but the guns were never installed. Engine: Two General Electric J35-GE-3 (TG-180) axial flow turbojets of 4,000 lbs. thrust each Crew: 3 08/01/2000 @ 15:38 [ref: 532] |
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