A 1:48 scale model of the YB-49, intended to be the United State's premier long-range bomber of the 1950's. It never reached production, however, in part due to problems of controlling a large aircraft without a tail.Galleries:Jet Planes, Model Airplanes, National Air and Space MuseumKeywords:airplane, aviation, bomber, district of columbia, flyingwing, military, model, national air and space museum, smithsonian, washington dc, yb49Photo Location: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DCPhotographer: Chad CullenDate of Photo: 06/27/2009Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5DExposure Time: 1/400F Number: 28/10Original Dimensions: 4104×1460Picture Orientation: LandscapeGPS Coordinates: 38°53'18.49"N 77°1'11.34"WPicture Number: 8615
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