General

Usage

Prototype

Construction

Aluminum

Motor type

Six Allison J-35 A-19 Turbojet Engines

Power

6 x 5,600 lbs thrust

Dimensions

Span

172 ft (52.4 m)

Length

53.08 ft (16.2 m)

Height

20.28 ft (6.2 m)

Aspect Ratio

7.4:1

Taper Ratio

4:1

Incidence

0 deg at root chord
-4 deg at tip chord

Dihedral

0o 53' at Leading Edge

Wing Thickness

85.5 inches at root chord

Sweep

26o57'48" LE
10o15'22" TE

Airfoil Section

M.A.C

R.C. NACA 65,3-019
T.C. NACA 65,3-018
R.C. 37.5 ft (11.4 m)
T.C. 9.33 ft (2.8 m)

Track

41.2 ft

Wheelbas e

23.5 ft

Wheel Size

Main Gear: 65 " Diameter @ 70 psi
Nose Gear: 56" Diameter @ 75 psi

Areas

Wing (total)

4000 ft² (371.6 m²)

Elevon

182.3 ft² (16.9 m²) each

Rudder

Control Movement

Aileron

Trim Flaps 30^o up, 7.5^o down

Rudder

0-60^o open (split drag rudders)

Elevator

35^o up, 25^o down

Flaps

50^o down

Weights & Loadings

Empty

95,339 lbs (43,336 kg)

Gross

168,150 lbs (76,430 kg)

Overload

225,296 lbs Max Fuel (102,192 kg)
225,244 Max Bombs (102,169 kg)

Wing Loading

38.8 lb/f^t2 (920.7 kg/m²⁾

Power Loading

12.9 lb/HP (38.1 kg/kW)

Disposible Load

12,811 lbs Normal (5,811 kg)
129,958 Max Fuel (58,948 kg)
129,906 Max Bomb (58,924 kg)

Capacity

9 Normal, 6 Relief

Fuel

8000 Gal Normal
10,000 Max Bombs
18,000 Gal Max Fuel

Oil

340 Gal Normal
600 Gal Max
10 Gal Supercharger

Powerplant

Type

No. of Cylinders

28

Power

3000 HP ea (2237 kW)

Bore

5.75 inches (14.6 cm)

Stroke

6 inches (15.2 cm)

Displacemen t

4263 in 3 (70 l)

Compressio n

6.7:1

Propeller

Hamilton Std 8 Blade Coaxial
183 inch Fwd. Diameter
181 inch Aft Diameter

Armament

Twenty .50 Calibre machine guns - 1000 rounds/gun

32-1600 lb bombs

Maximum speed

520 mph @ 30,000 ft