Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster and XB-43 Jetmaster

Thanks for the pics!I didn't realize it was still in existence. It took me years just to find a couple of photos of the cockpit.
 
Some additional info from
-"Air&Space"
-"Airpower"
-"Le Fanatique de l'Aviation"
-"Flight Journal"
-Unknown source - via Carlo Godel
 

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Manufacturer models of the XB-42A and XB-43 bombers. Note taller vertical stab on gear-equipped model. I'm not sure if this came before or after the shorter fin. Perhaps somebody has the answer?
 

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Speaking of the XB-42/43 Mixmaster/Jetmaster, here's an unmarked pic I found through the Life Magazine photo archive on Google. Unfortunately, Google/Life haven't "opened" the tagging on these photos (as they have on "The Commons" on Flickr). There are hundreds of historically significant aircraft captured by Time/Life's photographers, but very few of them are adequately or accurately labeled or tagged.

Go to the Google Life photo archive here:
http://images.google.com/hosted/life
Type in "Muroc" in the search field and look at what comes up.

Anyways, apologies for the detour from the topic, again, here's the XB-43 (44-61509). Note the differing sizes of the jet pipes. Presumably, this is from when it flew with one J35 and one J47 (post-April '48).
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XB-42 at Hickam Field...
 

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...And a newsreel featuring the "Mixmaster":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqom_vMdncU&feature=related
 
Douglas XB-42 Desk Model

Greetings All!

Very cool!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vtg-Douglas-XB-42-Mixmaster-Bomber-Desk-Model-Airplane-/230608481665?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b1562d81

Enjoy the Day! Mark
 
Re: Douglas XB-42 Desk Model

Mark Nankivil said:
Greetings All!

Very cool!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vtg-Douglas-XB-42-Mixmaster-Bomber-Desk-Model-Airplane-/230608481665?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b1562d81

Enjoy the Day! Mark

Assuredly a vintage item, not a modern rebuild! Here is one picture from the set:
 

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XB-70 Guy said:
XB-42 at Hickam Field...
Hickam? I don't know, especially looking at the architecture on the horizon. Perhaps more like Clover Field.
 
The XB-43 spent some time at Norton AFB in San Bernardino, CA parked next to the street. The "Hickam" picture background doesn't look a whole lot like NAFB, but it might be.
 
hermankeil said:
The XB-43 spent some time at Norton AFB in San Bernardino, CA parked next to the street. The "Hickam" picture background doesn't look a whole lot like NAFB, but it might be.

Careful! We're not discussing the XB-43 Jetmaster here, but it's forerunner the piston-powered XB-42 Mixmaster!
 
:D
 

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Douglas XB-42

The second Douglas XB-42 built (S/N 43-50225). (U.S. Air Force photo
 

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Johnbr said:
The second Douglas XB-42 built (S/N 43-50225). (U.S. Air Force photo
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

With a REGULAR cockpit à la Skyknight??? I think (no, in fact I'm positive) that I've NEVER seen this aircraft in all my life! Wow.
 
Here is one from the back I think.
 

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It is. XB-42 number one has(had) serial number 43-50224. -SP
 
If you look close at the canape it looks like it is one not two.
 
Just realized that pictures MM1 and MM3 in Page 1 of this thread also depicted the second XB-42.

A bigger version of MM3 is attached below.
 

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That cockpit's shape makes a lot more sense when put in perspective with the projected "DC-8" Skybus and Sky King Jr. projects.
 

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Pictured here is a very early design of the Douglas B-42, next to a 1944 proposal model of the XB-42A.

Many differences are visible: the early design featured a third blister for the gunner, three rear-firing cannons (two on wing trailing edges and one though the counter-rotating prop hub), a higher-mounted wing, longer nose, smaller tail fins, a 7-deg. dihedral on the horizontal stab., a raised prop thrust line, no tail skid and more.

I think the trailing-edge guns could be aimed -- at least in elevation -- while the tail gun was, of course, fixed.
 

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Found this.
 

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There's quite a collection of exterior shots here, but does anyone have interior shots? The only pics I have of the panel and interior are from AAHS and they aren't many.
 
Totally awesome indeed. What can still be found of the Mixmaster never ceases to surprise me.
 
Nice photo of Kit Murray and Douglas YB-43 "Versatile II"
 

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XB-43, From Google source Life :
 

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Wow thanks circle-5 & Johnbr ;)

For all the years I have liked the XB-42 & XB-43, I was never aware of the defensive 'trailing-edge guns'

Thanks for sharing this info and pics

Regards
Pioneer
 

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