Things are getting bearly boring around here...... sooooo
The following is a quick surf from sites like "global aircraft... et. al." ...
not trying to split any hairs here, just have some fun ....
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How does our favorite prop recips a/c stack up to the what is out there today, after 1945 / 55 ish times.
MPH
<> Race 77 = 428 (record) .... est. 444 ? swag visuals
<> TU-95 = 575
<> B36 6x4360 + 4x j79 = 435
<> B50 = 395
<> KB50J 4x4360 + 2x j79 = 444
<> Stratofortress airliner = 375
<> B36 (all jet) 4 or 6x j79 = "100 mph less than B52"
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Same same with bomb loads.
BOMB LOAD
<> B36 = 86,000 non specific load
<> B29 = 20,000 ''
<> B50 = 20,000 ''
<> B70 = no data
<> B52 = 70,000 "
<> B1b = 41,000 ''
<> B2 = 41,000 ''
<> Ruskies et. al. = bfd
BM
The following is a quick surf from sites like "global aircraft... et. al." ...
not trying to split any hairs here, just have some fun ....
__________________________________________________ _________
How does our favorite prop recips a/c stack up to the what is out there today, after 1945 / 55 ish times.
MPH
<> Race 77 = 428 (record) .... est. 444 ? swag visuals
<> TU-95 = 575
<> B36 6x4360 + 4x j79 = 435
<> B50 = 395
<> KB50J 4x4360 + 2x j79 = 444
<> Stratofortress airliner = 375
<> B36 (all jet) 4 or 6x j79 = "100 mph less than B52"
==================
Same same with bomb loads.
BOMB LOAD
<> B36 = 86,000 non specific load
<> B29 = 20,000 ''
<> B50 = 20,000 ''
<> B70 = no data
<> B52 = 70,000 "
<> B1b = 41,000 ''
<> B2 = 41,000 ''
<> Ruskies et. al. = bfd
BM
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