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Convair X-6 (Redirected from X-6)
The Convair X-6 was a proposed experimental aircraft that never left the drawing board. It was to have been built to investigate the practicality of powering a large aircraft (for example, a strategic bomber) with a nuclear reactor.
To provide a testbed for carrying an operational reactor in flight, a single B-36H was modified to carry one. This aircraft (first designated XB-36H, then NB-36H) did not use the reactor to provide power for propulsion, but was used to monitor its functionality. The project was cancelled after 47 flights and declassified in 1955.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 5
- Length: 162 ft (49.38 m)
- Wing Span: 230 ft (70.1 m)
- Height: 46 ft 9 in (14.26 m)
- Wing Area: 4770 ft² (443.3 m²)
- Maximum takeoff: 360,000 lb (163,000 kg)
- Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 3,800 hp (2,830 kW)) X 6, General Electric X40 Turbojet X 4
Performance
- Maximum Speed: 390 mph (628 km/h)
- Service Ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,200 m)
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Also helps finding: X6, a-6, s-6, d-6, z-6, c-6, xa-6, xs-6, xd-6, xz-6, ConvairX6, ConvairX, onvair
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