B-47C w/B-52 cockpit

[Orionblamblam]

Note the diagram shows a prototype with an instrumented nose-boom.

 

[Archibald]

nice, a Boeing hybrid bomber. how do you call that ? B-99 ? (47+52) ?

 

[Sundog]

Thanks for posting. After seeing the pictures of the nose mock up in the B-47 book, I was wondering how it integrated overall with the aircraft. These images answer that question nicely.

 

[Orionblamblam]

nice, a Boeing hybrid bomber. how do you call that ? B-99 ? (47+52) ?

B-56, in fact. Though chances are that the B-56 would have used the regular B-47 fuselage.

 

[Foo Fighter]

The B-56 and RB-56 were the four engined proposals were they not? Or was the B-52 cockpit addition just an additional proposal? Not seen anything demonstrating that though.

 

[hesham]

Nice find my dear Scott.

 

[Pioneer]

Nice find my dear Scott.

I second that!!


Regards
Pioneer

 

[Orionblamblam]

The B-56 and RB-56 were the four engined proposals were they not? Or was the B-52 cockpit addition just an additional proposal? Not seen anything demonstrating that though.

This is a "YB-47C" with four engines. The B-56 was a four engine design that began life as the B-47C. Whether *this* design was inline with the B-56 family tree, or whether it was an offshoot, I don't know... documentation that came with this was limited.

 

[Foo Fighter]

Thanks, clears that up.