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Under the designation XB-36G a turbojet-powered version of the B-36 was proposed; a contract for two prototypes was awarded by the USAF on 15 March 1951, these being allocated the designation YB-60; they retained the basic fuselage of the B-36 with a modified nose and generally similar wing centre-section and landing gear; new swept outer wing panels, a new tail unit and powerplant comprising eight Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojets, pylon mounted in podded pairs forward of the wing leading-edge, distinguished the two YB-60s; the first was flown on 18 April 1952, but the type failed to gain a production contract, the USAF ordering instead the Boeing B-52.
| CREW | 10 |
| ENGINE | 8 x 4080kg J57-P-3 |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 300000 kg | 661390 lb |
| Empty weight | 150000 kg | 330695 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 206 m | 675 ft 10 in |
| Length | 171 m | 561 ft 0 in |
| Height | 50 m | 164 ft 1 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 520 km/h | 323 mph |
| Ceiling | 45000 m | 147650 ft |
| Range | 8000 km | 4971 miles |
 | A three-view drawing (557 x 759) |
| stephen russell, stephenrusell(@)sbcglobal.net, 15.06.2008 Imagine the AF these bombers: B47, B60 & B52, Very radical for SAC.
& having B60 back up B52 into the 1st Gulf War.
Wow.
Thats the Big Stick. |
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