Long-range Special Aircraft of the United States

[papacavy]

I have a question for all the aviation history experts out there, one that I have been unable to solve:

The Soviet Union had the Tupolev ANT-25 "Stanlinksy Marshut" flying from Moscow on the North Pole to Washington State.
The Japanese had the Gasuden Koken.

Why didn't the United States have a similar aircraft and similar long-range goals?

 

[airman]

A possible reason could be they prefered modify an aircraft for special long-range goals instead specialized aircraft if we exclude the second post war ( 1945- today).

 

[papacavy]

A possible reason could be they prefered modify an aircraft for special long-range goals instead specialized aircraft if we exclude the second post war ( 1945- today).

Thanks, Buddy!

 

[T. A. Gardner]

A possible reason could be they prefered modify an aircraft for special long-range goals instead specialized aircraft if we exclude the second post war ( 1945- today).

Exactly. For example, a modified P2V Neptune flew from Australia to the eastern US non-stop in 1946.

P2V Neptune

www.history.navy.mil

 

[GeorgeA]

Wondering if the XBLR-2/XB-19 might fit the description.

 

[airman]

Wondering if the XBLR-2/XB-19 might fit the description.

XB-19 and XB-15 were projected as Long Range Bomber . I have meant "Long Range Special Aircraft " like " Record Long Range Aircraft ".

 

[publiusr]

That was left to Fosset/Rutan.