1945 USAAF XP-79A
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Here's a fun one to compete with the Me 163 or the Me 263 if you guys make one and that BI-1/BI-6. Everyone has heard of the Northrop Grumman B-2. Northrop has had a longer tradition in flying wings than just the ultimate modern bomber. In 1945 the XP-79B first flew using turbojets instead of the 2000lbs thrust rockets it was designed for. An interesting what if for '45/'46 or early Cold War scenarios would be to have the XP-79A equipped with the rockets. It should be a lot more manuerable than the Ho 229, Me 163 or the BI-1 because of the different design and ridicously fast. Plus using that prone pit would have to be pretty cool since you could pull a lot more G's.8)

Photos:

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Data & Blueprints:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xp-79-draw.gif
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factshe...?fsID=2274
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_XP-79
http://tanks45.tripod.com/Jets45/Histori...XP-79B.htm
http://jpcolliat.free.fr/north/images/xp-79b_3view.jpg[/img]
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