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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing | |
| Base model: | B-44 | |
| Designation: | XB-44 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
| Status: | Experimental | |
Specifications
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| Stephen Samuel Winkler Canyon Country, CA | The Pratt and Whitney R-4360-33 Wasp Major was not only larger than the Wright R-3350, but had twenty-eight cylinders as opposed to the Wright's eighteen. These engines were organized into four rows of seven radials as opposed to the R-3350's organization of two rows of nine radials.The Wasp Majors were the largest and most powerful of the piston engines. A larger version of the Wasp Major, the R-4360-35 was developed for the B-50. 03/09/2006 @ 11:08 [ref: 12747] |
| Stephen Samuel Winkler Canyon Country, CA | The Pratt and Whitney R-4360-33 Wasp Major was not only larger than the Wright R-3350, but had twenty-eight cylinders as opposed to the Wright's eighteen. These engines were organized into four rows of seven radials as opposed to the R-3350's organization of two rows of nine radials.The Wasp Majors were the largest and most powerful of the piston engines. A larger version of the Wasp Major, the R-4360-35 was developed for the B-50. 03/09/2006 @ 11:08 [ref: 12746] |
| Paul D. Harvey , UT | The XB-44 was a B-29 fitted with larger Pratt & Whitney
engines. The plane flew 50-60 mph faster than the B-29; however the XB-44 was designated the B-29D instead. Since Boeing engineers had modified the B-29 extensively the plane was redesignated the B-50, becoming the B-50A. A predecessor to the more powerful turbo-engine version. 08/01/2000 @ 19:42 [ref: 533] |
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