The aircraft was to have a crew of five plus turret gunners, and a six-man relief crew. It had to cruise at 300 Miles per hour (240 kn, 480 km/h) at 34,000 feet (10,400 m) with a combat radius of 5,000 statute miles (4,300 nmi, 8,000 km).
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The armament was to consist of an unspecified number of 20 mm cannon and 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) of bombs. On 13 February 1946, the Air Force issued bid invitations for these specifications, with Boeing, Consolidated Aircraft, and Glenn L. Martin Company submitting proposals.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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So who's going to get 23000 then?ǝןqqıʍComment
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On 5 June 1946, Boeing's Model 462, see right a straight-wing aircraft powered by six Wright T-35 turboprops with a gross weight of 360,000 pounds (160,000 kg) and combat radius of 3,110 statute miles (2,700 nmi, 5,010 km), was declared the winnerHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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It could be TrollǝןqqıʍComment
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On 28 June 1946, Boeing was issued a letter of contract for US$1.7 million (1946 dollars) to build a full-scale mock-up of the new XB-52 and do preliminary engineering and testing.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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Or DS23ǝןqqıʍComment
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and who can delete the most posts to make it happen... and I know you're still lurking DS23!!!Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
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Or maybe meǝןqqıʍComment
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However, by October 1946, the Air Force began to express concern about the sheer size of the new aircraft and its inability to meet the specified design requirementsHow fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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