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Northrop YB-49 1.2

228k RamboJutter  6.2 years ago

Eight engines, six bomb bays (doors on vtol down), flying wing (that works) and a whole load of bits, computer wasnt happy towards the end, hence the slightly untidy front undercarriage bay (I couldnt get back to edit it without my computer freezing). The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered heavy bomber developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the U.S. Air Force. The YB-49 featured a flying wing design and was a turbojet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s actually built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft. The YB-49 never entered production, being passed over in favor of the more conventional Convair B-36 piston-driven design. Design work performed in the development of the YB-35 and YB-49 nonetheless proved to be valuable to Northrop decades later in the eventual development of the B-2 stealth bomber, which entered service in the early 1990s.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 369.6ft (112.7m)
  • Length 108.4ft (33.0m)
  • Height 26.6ft (8.1m)
  • Empty Weight 204,906lbs (92,944kg)
  • Loaded Weight 276,594lbs (125,461kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.974
  • Wing Loading 7.5lbs/ft2 (36.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 36,954.5ft2 (3,433.2m2)
  • Drag Points 199425

Parts

  • Number of Parts 770
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 3,253
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    6,080 Skykid028

    @RamboJutter I seen your builds. You do a great job

    2.5 years ago
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    @Skykid028 lol, i built this 3.8 years ago and only started playing the game 4.5 years ago, i dont think its bad for when it was built. If you want some more detail on undercarriage have a look at my more recent builds =)

    2.5 years ago
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    6,080 Skykid028

    Like the plane but I love for you actually do detail on the landing gear

    2.5 years ago
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    69.2k MintLynx

    Holy crap is this thing is big, yet it flies quite well and is very stable yet responsive in flight. Good job! Glad To have been able to find such a well built one of these so quickly!

    6.1 years ago
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    @Tang0five don't know mate, it's big enough :p. Aluminium overcast.

    6.2 years ago
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    52.5k Tang0five

    Why have I not seen this yet.....!!?

    6.2 years ago
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    30.4k soundwave

    @RamboJutter too bad

    6.2 years ago
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    @BaconRoll it didn't get featured :p

    6.2 years ago
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    30.4k soundwave

    Inb4 this gets featured

    6.2 years ago