2023年10月27日 · The XB-46 is a relatively obscure American jet bomber from the 1940s. It combined traditional features of WWII bombers with new advancements, like jet engines, resulting in an elegant, streamlined aircraft that, in the end, wouldn’t see service.

The Convair XB-46 was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber which was developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. It competed with similar designs, the North American XB-45 and Martin XB-48, all …

2017年11月2日 · Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the CONVAIR XB-46 Jet-Powered Medium Bomber Prototype. 4 x Allison J35-A-3 turbojet engines developing 4,000lb of thrust each. Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).

Very shortly after the end of World War II Convair began the design of a turbojet-powered medium bomber, gaining a contract for three XB-46 prototypes from the US Army Air Force.

2014年4月2日 · Convair test pilot Ellis D. “Sam” Shannon was at the controls of the sleek, multi-jet prototype medium range bomber. The XB-46 was a product of the flurry of aircraft design-build-and-fly activity that gripped the American aviation industry in the second half of the 1940’s.

2023年5月17日 · Designed with a sleek fuselage and slender wings, the Convair XB-46 was a remarkable blend of beauty and potential. Powered by four axial-flow turbojet engines, it promised a significant leap in aviation technology. Anticipation soared as the prototype took shape at Convairs’ San Diego plant.

The Consolidated Vultee (Convair) XB-46 was a four-jet medium bomber built to a 1944 USAAF requirement. It was the largest of the four different bombers built to this requirement. The other three were the North American XB-45, the Boeing XB-47 and the Martin XB-48.

When complete, the XB-46 has a top speed of 545 mph, a cruise speed of nearly 440 mph, a range of up to 2,870 miles, and a service ceiling of up to 40,000 feet. The first flight of the XB-46 took place on April 2, 1947, and initial results were largely positive, although not without problems.

The Convair XB-46 was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber developed in the mid-1940s but which never 1 American B-45, Convair XB-46 and Martin XB-48 would have conventional straight wings with four to six engines, restricting their performance compared to the swept wing B-47. 2

Consolidated Vultee's jet-propelled XB-46 is one of the world's fastest bombers. On a routine delivery flight from Muroc, Calif., to Wright Field, Ohio, immediately following its acceptance by the Air Force, the 1B-46 averaged 533 mph between Oklahoma City and Dayton.