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Re: Considering...not B-26s?
Posted by Ron Henry on Tue Jun 18, 2002 02:15:01 PM
In reply top Re: Considering...not B-26s? posted by Tulio on Tue Jun 18, 2002 03:30:24 AM
: B-26s as in Marauder?
:
: Or B-26s as in Invader?
:
: Marauders were known as the "Baltimore Whore" because it h
: ad no visible means of support. We all have ready or heard
: that one, in connection with the short wing span, so this
: should leave out the Marauders, I think.
:
: Invaders? The shape of the wings in the pictures, and the
: positioning of what look like engines, would suggest the v
: ersion of the B-57 (RB-57) used for high altitude flight,
: and I believe there was another version, the WB-57 (??) fo
: r weather recon? One at least that I have seen, was operat
: ed by NASA, and was located in Houston.
:
: So, IMHO those could very well be B-57s.
:
: Saludos!
:
: Tulio
I tend to go along with the B-57 theory, but not the WB-57 variant. The RB-57F/WB-57F had a new General Dynamics wing with a span of 122 ft, giving a span:length ratio of about 1.8:1 !, compared to just under 1:1 for the original B-57. The aircraft/blotches in the pic, even though they seem to have big wings, won't stretch to 1.8:1. My suggestion is that they might be RB-57Ds - another big wing (ie bigger than original, but smaller than F model) variant.