XA2J Super Savage

[Tamara]

Need a confirmation.

Behind the B-36, is that the XA2J prototype?

[Doktor]

Looks like the same airfield...

[Jimmy]

And the early fighter-style cockpit XB-52. So weird looking.

Edit: You know what? EVERY plane in that picture is just crazy.

[desertswo]

And the early fighter-style cockpit XB-52. So weird looking.

Edit: You know what? EVERY plane in that picture is just crazy.

Yeah, but while it was a failure and ultimately left to a different corporation to finish the job, it would appear that more than a little of the XA2J ended up in these two very reliable aircraft.





Imitation is, after all, the sincerest form of flattery.

[jrb1537]

And the early fighter-style cockpit XB-52. So weird looking.

Edit: You know what? EVERY plane in that picture is just crazy.

I always liked the XB-52 cockpit. It more clearly shows the evolution from B-47 to B-52. Not as efficient as the final design though.

[Doktor]

And the early fighter-style cockpit XB-52. So weird looking.

Edit: You know what? EVERY plane in that picture is just crazy.

Don't ask the logistics. Seems like there were a lot more types of operational planes back then compared to now.