Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (3 Viewers)

[MIflyer]

If the Spey were chosen (at least in part) due to fuel efficiency, why the K became so short legged?

See that door door that opens on the side of the airplane? That is because the Spey is a turbofan and needs a whole lot more air than a turbojet. Imagine if they put TF-33 turbofans on a B-52 or KC-135 but insisted on keeping the same J-57 cowlings.

 

[GTX]

Couple more cool videos of Cold War jets:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olD4iMIAovk


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyuMKZA5tLk

 

[MIflyer]

Martin got the contract to build the Canberra Copy, the B-57 rather than the B-51, and then proceeded to incorporate the XB-51's rotary bomb bay in the B-57 because ... just because, I guess.

Reportedly the XB-51 was rejected by the USAF because the CSAF or SECAF or someone did not like Mr. Martin's politics. After the B-57 Martin supposedly gave up on building airplanes, since it was obvious that they would never win a contract. They went into missiles with more success and built the Matador, Mace, Titan I, Titan II and space boosters, the Titan III, 34, and IV.

I have been in the building shown in the Mace launch. It is still there, but was only for test launches. Actual operational deployments of both the Mace and Matador was from trailers.

 

[Snowman]

The source: the Internet.

 

[GTX]

 

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[Donivanp]

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The source: the Internet.

TB-58A

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

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What is that and what was it's purpose?

 

[GTX]

What is that and what was it's purpose?

Potez 75 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Snowman]

TB-58A

55-660 ... 55-661
Convair XB-58 Hustler
MSN 1,2. Convair Model 4. Pre-production prototypes.
660 first flight Nov 11, 1957, bailed to Convair Fort Worth/Carswell AFB, Texas. Named "Old Grandpappy".
To Kelly AFB, Texas Mar 15, 1960 for use as GIA. Scrapped at Kelly AFB after use as a ground maintenance
trainer sometime after 1960
661 converted to NB-58A and used at Edwards AFB for tests of Stanley rocket-powered encapsulated crew
escape capsule in 1961. Then to TB-58A. To MASDC as BQ063 1/9/70. Scrapped Jul 13, 1977

The source: Joebaugher.com