Boeing XB-59 (B-58 Hustler rival)

Tangential, was it merely 'convergence' that the four-pod version in post #11 bears a remarkable resemblance to the later Soviet M-50 Bounder prototypes ??

Yeah, yeah, I know the Soviets tried really hard to clone the Valkyrie, also Concorde (*): Nice tries, guys, but no 'nana...

On the grippin' hand, most of those '59 designs lack the 58's air of being supersonic whilst parked-up...

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*) I'm told the French factory was beset by blue-prints taking 'French Leave'. Some even came back.
And there's an 'Urban Legend' that an 'engine control module', an 'Olympus Optimiser', was stolen from a visiting UK engineer.
Careful reverse-engineering reputedly found its firm-ware had been flashed to play 'Space Invaders'-- Which was why the blessed thing hadn't been locked away much better...
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Hey. HEY. An entire issue of "US Aerospace Projects" was devoted to the development of the Boeing XB-59. it's here:
https://www.aerospaceprojectsreview.com/blog/?p=3138

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TinWing said:
Here is the Boeing Model 701-333 from "Boeing Aircraft Since...."

Notice the B-47 style canopy and podded engines.

I'm not sure what the specific model number (701-???) is for the proposal at the beginning of the thread, or whether the wing-root engine location came before or after this podded engine proposal?
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Boeing Model 701-333=MX-1712 ？
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MX-1712 model from：https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_lau/deacon-cluster.htm
 
From the Wikipedia article on the B-58:
The Air Force chose Boeing's MX-1712 and Convair MX-1626 design studies to proceed to a Phase 1 study. During this period Convair took advantage of recent developments by General Electric and replaced the two large J53 engines with four smaller J79s optimized for supersonic flight.[8] The recently formulated area rule was also applied to the design, resulting in aerodynamic re-profiling and an even more slender fuselage. Having been refined, Convair redesignated their renewed submission MX-1964.[9]

In August 1952, Convair's design was judged superior.[10] According to Gunston and Gilchrist, Boeing's submission was viewed as equally good, but their separate contract to produce the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress had undoubtedly influenced this competition.[9] In December 1952, Convair was chosen to meet the new SAB-51 (Supersonic Aircraft Bomber) and SAR-51 (Supersonic Aircraft Reconnaissance) standards, the first General Operational Requirements (GOR) for supersonic bombers. In February 1953, the Air Force issued a contract for Convair's design, designated B-58 on 10 December 1952.[11][12]
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