Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster

The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster was an experimental bomber aircraft designed for a high top speed. The unconventional approach was to mount the two engines within the fuselage driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers mounted at the tail leaving the wing and fuselage clean and free of drag-inducing protrusions. Two prototype aircraft were built but the end of World War II changed priorities and the advent of the jet engine gave an alternative way toward achieving high speed.

Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster: RC small-field flyer by Morfis and Fey spans 35.5 inches August 2005 No.1
Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster In 1943 the Douglas XB-42 project was designed to create a twin-engined bomber having a maximum speed ...2

Made by Douglas Aircraft Company.

The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster (personally, I think this thing looks like a maintenance nightmare... but I do like how its name sounds like that of a rapper): www.wpafb.af.mil...3
The Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster was an experimental bomber aircraft, designed for a high top speed.4
More Users
United States Air Force
Height Main
574.04
Designer
Edward F. Burton
Length Alt
16.36 m
Ferry Range Alt
4696.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of attack aircraft* List of bomber aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
1
800 mi
Height Alt
5.74 m
Type Of Prop
V12 engines
Developed Into
Douglas DC-8 (piston airliner)
Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster
Sequence
XB-39 - YB-40 - XB-41 - XB-42 - XB-43 - XB-44 - B-45* A- sequence
Max Speed Main
410 mph
See Also
*Pusher configuration
Bombs
8000.0
Max Speed More
at 23
440 ft
Cruise Speed Main
312 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
16194.0
Ceiling Main
29400.0
Number Built
2
Crew
Three
Max Takeoff Weight Main
35702.0
Unit Cost
1.37E7
US$13.7 million for the program
including B-43
Area Main
555.0
Cruise Speed More
271
Primary user
United States Army Air Forces
Span Alt
21.49 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
988
Engine(prop)
Allison V-1710-125
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Company
Status
Cancelled in 1948
First Flight
6
Span Main
2148.8399999999997
Power Main
1
325 hp
Number Of Props
2
Guns
6
Empty Weight Alt
9475.0
Length Main
1635.76
Area Alt
51.6 m²
Range Alt
1565
Max Speed Alt
357
Related
* Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster* DC-8
Empty Weight Main
20888.0
Ceiling Alt
8
960 m
Ferry Range Main
5
400 mi
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Aircraft with contra-rotating propellers
Douglas aircraft
Mid-engined aircraft
Pusher aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1940-1949

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