Convair YB-60

The Convair YB-60 was an American experimental bomber prototype for the United States Air Force canceled on 14 August 1952.

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Convair YB-60 Bomber Introduced 1952 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: On 25 August 1950, Convair issued a formal proposal for a swept-winged version of the B-36 with 2
Convair YB-60 Bomber Introduced 1952 Convair YB-60 Bomber Introduced 1952 * Order: Reorder * Duration: 0:40 3
Convair YB-60 Photos For Sale - Photographs, Prints, Posters, Picture Licensing & Image Research Concorde Photos 4

Made by Convair.

It is the successor of the Convair B-36 .

The Convair YB-60 was an American experimental bomber prototype for ...5
When too big isn't big enough we can look at the Convair YB-60 of 1952. Though it doesn't meet our time criteria of post WWII/pre-Korean War, its 1946 predecessor, the B-36, does.6
Erickson, waving through an opening in the cockpit of a Convair YB-60 airplane in April 1952 Col. B.L. Grubaugh and Capt. F.L. Fulton look through a round opening in a Convair YB-60 in December 1952.7
Height Main
1844.04
Height Alt
18.4 m
Predecessor
Convair B-36
Stall Speed Main
115
Engine(jet)
Pratt & Whitney J57-P-3
Length Alt
52.1 m
Ferry Range Alt
7000
Thrust Main
8700
Jet Or Prop
jet
Lists
* List of bomber aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States
Loaded Weight Main
160000.0
Combat Radius Main
2
920 mi
Max Speed Alt
411
Program Cost
1.43E7
US$14.3 million for program
Loading Main
31
Developed From
Convair B-36
Bombs
72000.0
Max Speed Main
508 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
140000.0
Ceiling Main
53300.0
Number Built
2
Crew
5
Thrust/weight
Type of jet
turbojet
Max Speed More
at 29
250 ft
Combat Radius Alt
2540
Max Takeoff Weight Main
300000.0
Thrust Alt
38.0
Loaded Weight Alt
73000.0
Area Main
5239.0
Span Alt
62.8 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Convair
Status
--08-14
First Flight
18
Number Of Jets
8
Climb Rate Main
1060.0
Stall Speed Alt
7920.0
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
5.38 m-s
Length Main
171.0
Span Main
206.0
Area Alt
486.7 m²
Similar Aircraft
* Boeing B-52 Stratofortress* Myasishchev M-4 Molot* Tupolev Tu-95
Related
* Convair B-36
Empty Weight Main
153016.0
Ceiling Alt
16
200 m
Ferry Range Main
8
000 mi
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Convair aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1950-1959
Empty Weight Alt
69407.0
Loading Alt
150

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