Piston Engine to Jet Bombers/Transports Conversions

[Arjen]

The B-42 wasn't a fighter. Hence the "B".

Neither were Tu-12, Tudor 8, Ashton or Viking. The original question was for piston to jet conversions, and I just named whatever I recalled.

Ashton

Nene Viking

Much too fat for fighters, these
I had forgotten about the Shinden. Good one.

 

[Jemiba]

Ok, ok, let's start another thread for those "fatter" aircraft !

 

[Arjen]

Tupolev Tu-12 and Tupolev Tu-2

 

[CostasTT]

We are forgetting the XC-123A.
The Provider was the only aircraft in history to have flown with all forms of propulsion (or lack thereof): Glider, piston engines, turbojet augmented piston engines, turboprops and turbojets.

 

[GTX]

We are forgetting the XC-123A.
The Provider was the only aircraft in history to have flown with all forms of propulsion (or lack thereof): Glider, piston engines, turbojet augmented piston engines, turboprops and turbojets.

What? No Rocket or Ramjet??? Shocking!!

 

[Arjen]

Avro Tudor I, Avro Tudor 8, Avro Ashton.

 

[Jemiba]

Maybe a little bit far fetched, but principally the Convair YB-60 was a jet powered
B-36, wasn't it ?

 

[CostasTT]

Maybe a little bit far fetched, but principally the Convair YB-60 was a jet powered
B-36, wasn't it ?

Given the 72% parts commonality between the B-36F and the YB-60 (aka B-36G), I believe we can safely say yes, it was.

 

[Stargazer]

We are forgetting the XC-123A.
The Provider was the only aircraft in history to have flown with all forms of propulsion (or lack thereof): Glider, piston engines, turbojet augmented piston engines, turboprops and turbojets.

Absolutely true and a fascinating notion that I hadn't considered before.

From a technical viewpoint though, the XC-123A wasn't yet a Fairchild Provider, it was still a Chase Avitruc. The Fairchild Provider started with the C-123B version.