Looking for Boeing XB-29 and XB-39 Drawings

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Hi,

I´m looking for Boeing XB-29 (without turrets) and XB-39 3 view Drawings.

Thanks for help me.
 
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* Always be polite, especially to new users, even if they ask questions you find irritating. Nobody was born an expert.

The above response from sferrin would be appropriate if the google searches actually found the images in question.

I checked my B-29 Warbirdtech, it has a 3 view drawing of the YB-29 but not XB-29.
 
The Air Force Museum website datasheet page on the XB-29 has three photos of the XB-29s:
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet_media.asp?fsID=2574
On one of the photos you can see that there is a plug or filler plate where the turret should be.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060711-F-1234S-020.jpg

I don't think you are going to find a drawing of the XB-29 that doesn't show turrets, the simplest thing to do would
be to take a B-29 drawing and erase the turrets.

U.S. Bombers by Lloyd S. Jones has XB-39 drawings.

Jones U.S.Fighters and U.S. Bombers are commonly available
on the used book market (often available for as little as five dollars US).
While neither is perfect or the be-all-end-all in terms of accuracy they are useful
general references.

Jon
 
Or find a drawing of Enola Gay or Bock's Car or maybe a post WWII B-29. A KB-29 would do except for the K mods, maybe.



joncarrfarrelly said:
The Air Force Museum website datasheet page on the XB-29 has three photos of the XB-29s:
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet_media.asp?fsID=2574
On one of the photos you can see that there is a plug or filler plate where the turret should be.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/060711-F-1234S-020.jpg

I don't think you are going to find a drawing of the XB-29 that doesn't show turrets, the simplest thing to do would
be to take a B-29 drawing and erase the turrets.

U.S. Bombers by Lloyd S. Jones has XB-39 drawings.

Jones U.S.Fighters and U.S. Bombers are commonly available
on the used book market (often available for as little as five dollars US).
While neither is perfect or the be-all-end-all in terms of accuracy they are useful
general references.

Jon
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Probably already irrelevant, however
The first prototype of the Boeing XB-29 (without turrets) with motor Wright R-3350-13 Cyclone, with three-blade propeller Hamilton Standard.
from Czech magazine Aero PK Revue # 34
 

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Note nose name "Gremlin Hotel" on XB-29 number three.
 

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Not what you asked for but cool anyway.
 

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Not what you asked for but cool anyway.
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I agree and thank you very much for posting it.

Off-topic: in my opinion a nice source of inspiration for what-iff artists. Don't know why but that B-29 look very "European Front" to me.
 
When I compared with B-29 and RENZAN, I surprised very much that B-29's MTOW is twice as RENZAN.

B-29／RENZAN
Engine:R3350 2,200HP in take off／Homare 24 Ru engine 2,000HP in take off (both engine turbo charged)
Wing area:161.27m2／112m2
Wing span:43.1m／32.54m
over all length:30.2m／22.94m
MTOW:61.2ton／32.15ton
Max speed:574km/h／593km/h
Range:5,200km with 4.5ton bomb／3,945～7,463km
Honestly speaking,I don't want to think about B-29, but it was a really outstanding plane.
 
pometablava said:
Not what you asked for but cool anyway.
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I agree and thank you very much for posting it.

Off-topic: in my opinion a nice source of inspiration for what-iff artists. Don't know why but that B-29 look very "European Front" to me.
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Must be the early-on olive drab paint scheme that was not used on full production B-29s.
 
XB-39 is a very powerful airplane.
Only the United States can make such airplane.
Turbocharged V-3420 engine was hard to in time.
 
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overscan (PaulMM) said:
Forum rules:

* Always be polite, especially to new users, even if they ask questions you find irritating. Nobody was born an expert.

The above response from sferrin would be appropriate if the google searches actually found the images in question.

I checked my B-29 Warbirdtech, it has a 3 view drawing of the YB-29 but not XB-29.
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I have been a fan of B-29 and its derivatives for many years (more than 5 decades!). Unfortunately we have to note the considerable lack of technical material concerning the machine! Most of the 3 views are false, especially in the front compartment and in its perfectly symmetrical shape in both planes, except for the bomber’s bubble, which has a flat lens for the Norden viewfinder. If it helps I tried to solve the problem in my own way to draw a shot of a 1/14 flying semi-model.
 

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