Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster

The Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster was an American 1940s jet-powered prototype bomber aircraft. The XB-43 was a development of the XB-42 replacing the piston engines of the XB-42 with two General Electric J35 engines of 4 000 lbf (17.8 kN) thrust each. Despite being the first American jet bomber to fly it suffered stability issues and the design did not enter production.

28 Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster, North American XB-28 29 Lun Ekranoplan, ARL 44.1
Die Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster war ein strahlgetriebener experimenteller Bomber der USAAF von 1946. Er basierte ursprünglich auf der Douglas XB-42, wobei dessen Kolbentriebwerke durch zwei Strahltriebwerke vom Typ General Electric J35-GE-3 ersetzt wurden.2

Made by Douglas Aircraft Company.

It is the successor of the Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster .

The Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster was an American 1940s jet-powered prototype bomber aircraft.3
Height Main
739.14
Height Alt
7.4 m
Predecessor
Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
Engine(jet)
Allison J35
Length Alt
15.7 m
Thrust Main
4000
Jet Or Prop
jet
Lists
* List of bomber aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
2
500 mi
Loaded Weight Main
40000.0
Max Speed Alt
440
Introduced
n-a
Loading Main
71
Developed From
Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
Bombs
8000.0
Max Speed Main
507 mph
Ceiling Main
38500.0
Number Built
2
Crew
3
Thrust/weight
Thrust Alt
18.0
Loaded Weight Alt
18000.0
Area Main
563.0
Span Alt
21.7 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Sequence
* YB-40 - XB-41 - XB-42 - XB-43 - XB-44 - B-45 - XB-46
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Company
First Flight
17
Number Of Jets
2
Climb Rate Main
2470.0
Type of jet
turbojet
Guns
** 2 × 0.50 in machine guns in a remotely operated tail mount
never installed.** Planned attack variant: 8 × 0.50 in machine guns in solid nose
Climb Rate Alt
45180.0
Length Main
1567.18
Span Main
2169.16
Area Alt
52.3 m²
Range Alt
2200
Related
* Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster
Empty Weight Main
22890.0
Ceiling Alt
11
700 m
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Douglas aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1940-1949
Empty Weight Alt
10380.0
Loading Alt
350

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