Another Dis-Similar Formation
Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:53 pm
Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:34 pm
Freakin' awesome Jack!!!
Gary
Gary
Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:57 pm
My father's cousin worked on the YB-49. awesome bird - that is a cool shot.
Tom P.
Tom P.
Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:16 pm
WOW!
I never thought of those two a/c in the same airspace.
Really shows the different design concepts pretty well.
Thanks again Jack.
I never thought of those two a/c in the same airspace.
Really shows the different design concepts pretty well.
Thanks again Jack.
Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:57 am
It's a great picture alright, unfortunately it's not real.
This was posted before in higher resolution and if you open it up in photoshop/corel etc. you can see the slight halo of non-matching sky color around the B-47 where it was cut and pasted onto the photo of the B-49.
This was posted before in higher resolution and if you open it up in photoshop/corel etc. you can see the slight halo of non-matching sky color around the B-47 where it was cut and pasted onto the photo of the B-49.
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:16 am
Cool. 
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:16 am
This was posted before in higher resolution and if you open it up in photoshop/corel etc. you can see the slight halo of non-matching sky color around the B-47 where it was cut and pasted onto the photo of the B-49.
Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:35 am
Connery,
I'll never be able to find the evidence, but I think that picture IS real. The photo was taken over Washington D.C. during the competition for the bomber contract. Northrop and Boeing were going head to head and this fly-by was set up by the Air Force to give the Congress some eye candy. The mission was launched from Andrews AFB and they made several circuits around the Capitol.
I think the photo I have seen was in a '70s Air Classics, Wings, or Airpower that is in a box in my shed. I could certainly be wrong, but that is one of the advantages of being old.
Scott
I'll never be able to find the evidence, but I think that picture IS real. The photo was taken over Washington D.C. during the competition for the bomber contract. Northrop and Boeing were going head to head and this fly-by was set up by the Air Force to give the Congress some eye candy. The mission was launched from Andrews AFB and they made several circuits around the Capitol.
I think the photo I have seen was in a '70s Air Classics, Wings, or Airpower that is in a box in my shed. I could certainly be wrong, but that is one of the advantages of being old.
Scott
Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:22 am
Both aircraft show sign of editing. Could be 2 separate shots combines into one for a magazine. It's standard practice.
Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:27 am
real or not, it is too bad that the issues with the YB-49 could not be worked out. It was a really cool plane and jsutthink how much further it would have put the US in "stealth" technology!! LOL
Tom P.
Tom P.
Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:06 pm
Unless they were at idle they also would probably show some black smoke.
Every other picture or film of the YB-49 seemed to show black smoke.
Rich
Every other picture or film of the YB-49 seemed to show black smoke.
Rich
???
Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:18 pm
Every other picture or film of the YB-49 seemed to show black smoke.
Just like the f-4 you plug in the burner and the smoke disappears