XB-42 Mixmaster and XB-43, Then and Now

[Shay]

I have an affinity for some of the funky post-war disigns. I didn't even realize these aircraft still existed til now. Would be nice to see them on display.

XB-42 then....(actually this is the 1st prototype that crashed, 225 survives)


...and now



XB-43,....then


....and now


Shay
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[Robbie Roberts]

North American by any chance? That fuselage just screams B-25! And the P-51D style cockpit covers...

Robbie

[mustangdriver]

This is one aircraft I can't wait to see restored.

[Steve Nelson]

I knew the NASM had the jet version in storage..I didn't know they had the prop version as well. I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the wings had been scrapped (although the jet version appears to still have them.)

SN

[steve dickey]

Here is the XB-42 in storage in Pyote Tx many moons ago. As you can see it is incorrectly labeled

[steve dickey]

North American by any chance? That fuselage just screams B-25! And the P-51D style cockpit covers...

Robbie

Douglas by chance Had two Allison's top speed 410!

[Glen]

And where might these Birds be nesting ?

[Shay]

And where might these Birds be nesting ?

NASM Garber Facility (would love to see an inventory of everything stored)

Shay
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[The Inspector]

A larger version with 38 seats and two ALLISONS was an early design study for the DC-8-

[ww2John]

Shay,
Check NASM web site for the aircraft listing. It used to be fairly complete and indicated where the aircraft were located.

[old iron]

The NASM web site listing has been changed and is not as complete as it used to be. It can be seen at

http://collections.nasm.si.edu/code/emuseum.asp?emu_action=collection&collection=1465&collectionname=Aeronautics%3A%20Aircraft&currentrecord=1&moduleid=1&module=

and has 292 listings (this includes a few fragments) of the 360 +/- aircraft in the collection. For some reason, most of the German aircraft were recently deleted from the listing (presumably so the pages could be updated?). Both the XB-42 and 43 are included in the listing and fairly detailed histories of the planes can be found on this webpage. The B-42 does lack the wings, though the B-43 is essentially complete.

[ww2John]

Couldn't find either entry and didn't come up in the "search' box...

[old iron]

Try

http://www.nasm.si.edu/museum/

hit "collections" tab, then "overview", then "aircraft"

Note that there are also links for rockets, engines, artwork and so forth.

I find it hard to believe that I have now made 100 posts. I hope that these have generally been constructive and informative and not just another time-sink.

Douglas.....Dornier.....I knew it was one of those "D" outfits.

Douglas by chance Had two Allison's top speed 410!