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B-50 Superfortress: The Air Force Bomber You Never Knew Existed
U.S. officials wanted the B-29’s replacement to run with the new Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engine. At the time ...
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XF8B: Meet Boeing’s Late WWII Experimental Naval Fighter
The XF8B was envisioned to provide the U.S. Navy with a long-range carrier-borne fighter that could take the fight to the ...
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Aeronautics: New Engine, New Fuel
Nearly two years ago Pratt & Whitney motor experts flew for newsmen a plane equipped with what looked like an ordinary Wasp engine but which differed in an important respect: the engine had no ...