Even if you are a WWII Junkie (Which I am) You may never heard of this plane. It was a "Backup to the B-29 just in case the B-29 program failed. Its Contract was signed the same day as the B-29 contract.
Ultimately (obviously) the B-29 succeeded and only 117 copies of this plane were completed.
Amazing that the U.S. hedged its bets on the Plutonium and the U-235 bomb and succeeded in building both, And even with the U-235 bomb, both Centrifuge and gaseous diffusion were tried. (gaseous diffusion won out). SAmazing the resources that were developed during the War.
General Grove (who headed up Manhattan Project), many times faced with different options for important things, frequentlyh chose both options..lol.
Ultimately (obviously) the B-29 succeeded and only 117 copies of this plane were completed.
Amazing that the U.S. hedged its bets on the Plutonium and the U-235 bomb and succeeded in building both, And even with the U-235 bomb, both Centrifuge and gaseous diffusion were tried. (gaseous diffusion won out). SAmazing the resources that were developed during the War.
General Grove (who headed up Manhattan Project), many times faced with different options for important things, frequentlyh chose both options..lol.
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