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XA-44 / B-53

Performance Document Definitions

PD = Performance Data (Early WWII Era)
ACP = Airplane Characteristics and Performance (WWII Era, lasted into about 1948)
SAC = Standard Aircraft Characteristics (Began being used around 1948)
CS = Characteristics Summary

PDF Files

Procurement Bombers 15-NOV-1945 (HTML) - (0.0 MB)
Procurement Bombers 15-NOV-1945 - (1.6 MB)

XB-53 Armament Memo 21-OCT-1946 (HTML) - (0.0 MB)
XB-53 Armament Memo 21-OCT-1946 - (1.27 MB)

XB-53 Brief Project Outline 10-DEC-1946 (HTML) - (0.0 MB)
XB-53 Brief Project Outline 10-DEC-1946 - (3.01 MB)

Images

FZD-112-001 XA-44 DWG Cleaned -- 5.14 MB, 6916x5901

FZD-112-001 XA-44 DWG Original -- 41.77 MB, 6911x5871

FZD-112-001 XA-44 Gen Arr -- 7.34 MB, 4741x3255

FZD-112-001 XA-44 Inboard Profile -- 14.7 MB, 11005x3255

XB-53 Mockup Bombardiers Comp 01 27-AUG-1946 -- 11.95 MB, 5869x4715

XB-53 Mockup Bombardiers Comp 02 27-AUG-1946 -- 11.33 MB, 5817x4732

XB-53 Mockup Bombardiers Comp 03 27-AUG-1946 -- 11.74 MB, 5834x4755