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The numerical designation may be a result of FY funding, more about budget semantics. As far as it being a waste of money, very debatable. 77 units were cut after the cold war, production was already underway it it would have been more expensive to bring everything to a halt. Lastly, it did perform well in the missions it was called to complete.The question is what haapened to B-3 through B-20. Other than, of course, marketing. The B-2 was an immense waste of money. Let's burn some more for defense contractors' welfare
Whatever happened to the B-46, B-59, B-60, B-67, B-68, etc? There are more concepts created on paper than are ever built; that's normal and still more built in prototype form that never see production. For all we know there was a B-15 or a B-20 and it flew and was not accepted.
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Going out on a limb here (not bothering to research) but there was a flying B-15. I thought the B-19 was cooler.Whatever happened to the B-46, B-59, B-60, B-67, B-68, etc? There are more concepts created on paper than are ever built; that's normal and still more built in prototype form that never see production. For all we know there was a B-15 or a B-20 and it flew and was not accepted.
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Whatever happened to the B-46, B-59, B-60, B-67, B-68, etc? There are more concepts created on paper than are ever built; that's normal and still more built in prototype form that never see production. For all we know there was a B-15 or a B-20 and it flew and was not accepted.
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I believe these boxes are "what ifs", not actually produced by Monogram
I think the XP-87 and XB-39 made it to prototype stage and flight testI prefer the Alternate Universe explanation. I have had I don't know how many dreams where I walk into a store and they have model kits on sale of airplanes that we do not even have.
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There have been kits of "X" types in the past - then there are occasional finds like this:I prefer the Alternate Universe explanation. I have had I don't know how many dreams where I walk into a store and they have model kits on sale of airplanes that we do not even have.
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Why were so few built?The numerical designation may be a result of FY funding, more about budget semantics. As far as it being a waste of money, very debatable. 77 units were cut after the cold war, production was already underway it it would have been more expensive to bring everything to a halt. Lastly, it did perform well in the missions it was called to complete.
What was the four engined one near the front with the elliptical wings?There have been kits of "X" types in the past - then there are occasional finds like this
Why were so few built?
Did anybody cite the fact that it would have costed more to shut the program down than to keep it rolling?Bush Sr, cut the program citing the end of the cold war
Did anybody cite the fact that it would have costed more to shut the program down than to keep it rolling?