GORDON HUBBARD COLLECTION
No. 3510. Convair 109 XB-46 (45-59582) US Air Force
Photograph from Convair

Convair 109 XB-46

Original photo caption:

This is the XB-46, experimental four-jet medium bomber built for the Air Force by Convair's San Diego plant, California, USA, and completed early in 1947. Powered by four General Electric turbojet engines located in two low-slung nacelles, the XB-46 had a length of 105 ft 9 in (32.23 m) and a wingspan of 113 ft (43.44 m). (August 28, 1956.)




Created June 1, 2004