This aircraft was a medium bomber developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. Only two prototypes were built. It is based upon a requirement for a range of designs for bombers weighing from 80,000 to more than 200,000 pounds. Several designs resulted from this competition, but production orders finally went to another design and even this airplane only served for a couple of years.
This was a transitional aircraft attempting to combine the power of turbojets with the aeronautical knowledge of world War II, and it showed a distinct lineage from an earlier medium bomber. It carried a crew of 3 and was powered by 6 engines, and had an unusual and somewhat deceptive profile. It carried 2 .50 cal guns and a payload of 20,000 lb.
Name this aircraft. Answer by PM only. Do not answer " Was It " or with a question mark. No changing of an answer after your original submission. Any answer submitted after 1200 hrs E.S.T on the day the answer will ost will not count. Answer will post on 02/23/07 at 1200 hrs E.S.T.
Brian [C):-)]