Convair YB-60 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Convair YB-60 was a prototype heavy bomber built by Convair for the United States Air Force in the early 1950s. It was a purely jet-powered development of Convair's earlier mixed-power B-36 Peacemaker. Design and development. The YB-60 landing at Rogers Dry Lake, California.
Convair YB-60 Photo Gallery - Cybermodeler Online
WEBHere is our photo gallery of the Convair YB-60 from DoD photo archives.
Category:Convair YB-60 - Wikimedia Commons
WEBEnglish: The Convair YB-60 lost the competition against the B-52 Stratofortress.
Convair YB-60 the B-52s Competition - PlaneHistoria
WEBJan 27, 2024 · The CONVAIR YB-60, developed in the 1950s as a strategic bomber, resulted in only one fully operational aircraft. The Cold War era, spanning from 1947 to 1991, witnessed a significant technological leap, driven by the onset of the jet age that followed the culmination of World War II (1939-1945).
Goleta Air and Space Museum: Convair YB-60 eight-jet bomber
WEBPowerplant: 8x 8,700 pound J57-P-3 turbojets. The YB-60, 49-2676 was Convair's alternative to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. It is seen here in flight over Texas. The cruise speed of the YB-60 was only 467 miles per hour compared to the Stratofortress's cruise speed of 521 miles per hour.
Convair YB-60 aircraft photos - AirHistory.net
WEBOne of the few good photographs available of the B-60, ordered originally as a B-36 Peacemaker variant. Only the first prototype was flown, 20 times by Convair from 18 April 1952 and just four times by the US Air Force in January 1953. It is seen here over Kramer Junction near Edwards AFB.
Convair YB-60 - This Day in Aviation
WEBApr 21, 2012 · Convair YB-60 sweptwing, eight-jet bomber is shown here in the first flight view of the U.S. Air Force’s latest addition to its air arsenal.Ê Equipped with eight Pratt & Whitney turbojet engines, most powerful of their type now in use, the YB-60 was rolled out of the factory at Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation’s Fort Worth, Texas ...
Convair 36 YB-60 - 1000aircraftphotos.com
WEBNov 11, 2003 · Known at first as the YB-36G but quickly redesignated YB-60, this heavy bomber was subject of a March 1 order for two service-test prototypes, YB-60-1-CO (s/n 49-2676) and YB-60-5-CO (s/n 49-2684). The YB-60 was characterised by …
File:The Convair YB-60.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
WEBSep 19, 2010 · English: The Convair YB-60 was a derivative of the Convair B-36 with jet engines and swept wings on the ramp at Edwards Air Force Base with a standard B-36F in the background.
Convair YB-60 - National Museum of the USAF
WEBConvair YB-60 in flight (S/N 49-2676). (U.S. Air Force photo) PHOTO BY: VIRIN: 061102-F-1234P-006. FULL SIZE: 0.39 MB.
