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    The Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster is an American 1940s jet-powered prototype bomber. The XB-43 was a development of the XB-42, replacing the piston engines of...
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    The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster is an experimental American bomber aircraft, designed for a high top speed. The unconventional approach was to mount the two...
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    The Douglas XB-19 was a four-engined, piston-driven heavy bomber produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)...
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  • XB-42 Mixmaster, XA-42 Mixmaster (1944) Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster (1946) Douglas B-66 Destroyer (1954) Douglas BTD Destroyer Douglas C-1 (1925) Douglas...
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    The Boeing XB-15 (Boeing 294) was a United States bomber aircraft designed in 1934 as a test for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to see if it...
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    prototypes such as the Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster, North American XB-45 Tornado, Convair XB-46, Boeing XB-47 Stratojet, Martin XB-48, and Northrop YB-49...
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  • Pusher configuration Related development XB-42 Mixmaster XB-43 Jetmaster Notes Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas aircraft since 1920 (Putnam, 1979), p...
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  • engines. In 1935, Martin revised the XB-16 design as the Model 145B. The wingspan was increased from 140 ft (43 m) to 173 ft (53 m), and a set of V-1710...
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    test pilot for Douglas. Besides the F3D, he was responsible for many test programs, including the Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster and Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray. Standard...
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    Thaw worked as a test pilot for the Douglas Aircraft Company. He flew the Douglas F3D Skyknight, the Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster, and the XF4D-1 Skyray. He...
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    The North American XB-28 (NA-63) was an aircraft proposed by North American Aviation to fill a strong need in the United States Army Air Corps for a high-altitude...
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  • Mystere IVA Douglas B-23A Dragon 39-0037 Douglas C-39 38-515 Douglas O-46A 35‐179 Douglas XB-42A Mixmaster 43-50224.[citation needed] Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster...
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    The North American XB-21 (manufacturer's model designation NA-21) and sometimes referred to by the name "Dragon", was a prototype bomber aircraft developed...
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    then used by the Army Air Corps. However, the Douglas XB-7 was markedly better in performance than the XB-8, and no further versions of Fokker's aircraft...
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  • Douglas XBLR-2/XB-19 - Prototype heavy bomber Douglas B-23 Dragon - Medium bomber Douglas C-32 - Transport Douglas C-47 Skytrain - Transport Douglas C-54...
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    the greater aerodynamic drag of the gun stations. The first flight of the XB-40 was on 10 November 1942. The first order of 13 YB-40s was made in October...
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  • The Martin XB-68 was a supersonic medium tactical bomber with a crew of two that was proposed in 1954 to the United States Air Force. The project, however...
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  • 620 kg) Related development Boeing XB-15 Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Douglas XB-19 Martin XB-16 B-29 Superfortress Related lists...
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  • XB-14 Boeing XB-15 Martin XB-16 Douglas XB-19 Boeing Y1B-20 North American XB-21 Douglas XB-22 Martin XB-27 North American XB-28 Douglas XP-48 Lockheed...
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    "XB-47"; on 17 December 1947, the first prototype performed its maiden flight. Facing off competition such as the North American XB-45, Convair XB-46...
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    Boeing B-47 Stratojet Convair XB-46 English Electric Canberra Martin XB-48 Short Sperrin Douglas B-66 Destroyer/Douglas A3D Skywarrior Heinkel He 343...
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    canopies over the pilot and copilot; the same arrangement was used for the XB-42 Mixmaster. This arrangement was unpopular with flight crews, however, and...
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    development Martin XB-27 Martin XB-33 Super Marauder Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era de Havilland Mosquito Dornier Do 217 Douglas A-26 Invader...
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    XBTC-2 Curtiss XF14C Curtiss XP-62 Douglas A-1 Skyraider Douglas BTD Destroyer Douglas DC-7 Douglas XB-19 Douglas XB-31 Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar Fairchild...
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    turbo-superchargers. The XB-24B also lacked the original's engine slots. It was re-serialed. (Total: one converted XB-24) XB-24B 39-680 was converted...
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  • bomber Douglas XBLR-2/XB-19 prototype heavy bomber Douglas B-23 Dragon medium bomber Douglas C-32 transport Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport Douglas C-54...
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  • I-300) May 7 – Handley Page Hastings May 10 – SECAN Courlis May 17 – Douglas XB-43, first U.S. jet bomber 44-61508 May 19 – Miles M.60 Marathon May 21...
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    Spectrolab, Argon and DRT). Boeing YB-9 Boeing XB-15 (1 prototype) Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress...
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    Curtiss XO-30 (not built) Curtiss XP-10 Dornier Do X Douglas O-31 Douglas O-43 Douglas Y1B-7 Huff-Daland XB-1 Lockheed YP-24 Thomas-Morse YO-23 Tupolev TB-3...
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    Boeing 747, and was not exceeded until the 64.6-metre (212 ft) wingspan Douglas XB-19 heavy bomber prototype first flew in 1941. The ANT-20 was designed...
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