In 1949 the US government canceled the Boeing XB-55 contract, which had been an effort to produce a subsonic replacement for the just-being-introduced Boeing B-47 Stratojet. The XB-55 project had started in 1947, but by the end of the decade it was apparent that if strategic penetration in warfare were to be successful at all, it would require aircraft much faster than the jet fighter aircraft which were then being placed into operation. Thus, the funding made available by the XB-55 cancellation was earmarked for the study of a supersonic medium bomber, and a request for proposals was extended to several aircraft companies.
Boeing submitted a proposal for a four-engine, high-wing aircraft with a highly streamlined fuselage. The four engines would be buried in thickened wing roots; the remaining wing planform was highly tapered.
Developed under weapons system designation MX-1965, the XB-59 was to have a crew of three, and would be powered by four GE J73-X24Aturbojet engines, mounted in the roots of the 73-foot span wings. The landing gear would be similar to the bicycle arrangement found on the B-47 and B-52 Stratofortress, with wingtip-mounted outriggers.
The Boeing contract for the XB-59 was canceled in late 1952 after the Convair company's submission, designated B-58 Hustler, was selected for development.
The Boeing effort was a design study only, and no construction was involved.
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boeing, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, april, 2009, learn, when, remove, th. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The XB 59 Boeing model number 701 was a 1950s proposal for a United States supersonic bomber aircraft XB 59Boeing concept drawing of the XB 59Role Supersonic medium bomberNational origin United StatesManufacturer BoeingStatus Cancelled in 1952Primary user U S Air ForceNumber built 0 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications 3 See also 4 External linksDesign and development editIn 1949 the US government canceled the Boeing XB 55 contract which had been an effort to produce a subsonic replacement for the just being introduced Boeing B 47 Stratojet The XB 55 project had started in 1947 but by the end of the decade it was apparent that if strategic penetration in warfare were to be successful at all it would require aircraft much faster than the jet fighter aircraft which were then being placed into operation Thus the funding made available by the XB 55 cancellation was earmarked for the study of a supersonic medium bomber and a request for proposals was extended to several aircraft companies Boeing submitted a proposal for a four engine high wing aircraft with a highly streamlined fuselage The four engines would be buried in thickened wing roots the remaining wing planform was highly tapered Developed under weapons system designation MX 1965 the XB 59 was to have a crew of three and would be powered by four GE J73 X24A turbojet engines mounted in the roots of the 73 foot span wings The landing gear would be similar to the bicycle arrangement found on the B 47 and B 52 Stratofortress with wingtip mounted outriggers The Boeing contract for the XB 59 was canceled in late 1952 after the Convair company s submission designated B 58 Hustler was selected for development The Boeing effort was a design study only and no construction was involved Specifications editData from US Bombers Lloyd S Jones 1974General characteristicsCrew 3 Length 123 ft 4 in 37 59 m Wingspan 81 ft 4 in 24 79 m Height 25 ft 5 in 7 75 m Wing area 1 650 sq ft 153 m2 Empty weight 63 200 lb 28 667 kg Gross weight 148 300 lb 67 268 kg Powerplant 4 General Electric J73 X24A afterburning turbojets 14 000 lbf 62 kN with afterburnerPerformance Maximum speed Mach 2 Range 2 380 mi 3 830 km 2 070 nmi Service ceiling 51 000 ft 16 000 m Armament Guns 1 30mm cannon in tailSee also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era B 58 HustlerRelated lists List of bomber aircraft List of military aircraft of the United StatesExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boeing XB 59 XB 59 from USAF Museum Russian page about XB 59 includes drawings at bottom of page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boeing XB 59 amp oldid 1153975566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
