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Convair GEBO II Composite Aircraft Studies (1951)

Sat May 05, 2012 6:03 pm

Check out this article at RetroMechanix.com presenting Convair Generalized Supersonic Bomber (GEBO) II Studies of 1951:

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The GEBO II was a carrier-parasite composite aircraft using a B-36 carrier airplane and a partially expendable supersonic bomber as the parasite; the concept would be eventually abandoned in favor of a more conventional design which became the B-58 Hustler. The article reproduces excerpts of the originals reports, along with 63 drawings and illustrations of the various configurations studied.

-Jared

Re: Convair GEBO II Composite Aircraft Studies (1951)

Sat May 05, 2012 9:16 pm

After the war, and after Operation Paperclip, Alexander Lippisch (designer of what became the Me-163 KOMET and DFS gliders during WW2) worked for CONVAIR and had a lot of input on the projects they undertook like the XF-92A., the F-102/106, the SEADART seaplane jet fighter, and the B-58.

Re: Convair GEBO II Composite Aircraft Studies (1951)

Sat May 05, 2012 10:48 pm

That looks just like a cross between a B-58 and a Sea Dart.
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