The Douglas 1211-J was a bomber aircraft design developed by American aircraft manufacturer Douglas to compete with the Boeing B-52 design for a major United States Air Force contract between 1946 and 1954. The Model 1211-J design was 160 feet long with a wingspan of 227 feet, and was powered by four turboprop engines.

Jan 1, 2010 · Powered by four turboprop engines, the Model 1211-J was a colossus—160 feet long with a wingspan of 227 feet, about the size of the Convair behemoth it was to replace. It was designed around a...

May 8, 2024 · Had it flown, what was soon dubbed the Douglass 1211-J would've been among the fastest propeller-driven aircraft ever to fly. Though a modern Tu-95MS with a modern upgrade package can top 575...

On 29 January 1951, Aviation Week published a lead story revealing a radical bomber designed by Douglas, the Model 1211-J. This came as a shock to the outside world, as Boeing was under contract to develop the XB-52 as the US Air Force’s new heavy strategic bomber.

May 11, 2024 · Among the proposed designs was the Douglas 1211-J, a quad turboprop-powered bomber featuring provisions for parasite jet fighters. However, advancements in turbofan and turbojet engines rendered the 1211-J obsolete before it even took flight.

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Jan 1, 2020 · The heaviest ammunition for the Douglas Model 1211-J was to be a new 43,000 pound non-nuclear bomb (about 19.5 tons).

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Apr 10, 2021 · Model 1211J: powered by four turboprop engines and four Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojets, with a crew of nine (two pilots, bombardier, radar engineer in the nose, engineer and navigator in the forward fuselage cabin, and three relief crewmen for long combat missions); wingspan as Model 1211H with fuselage 160 feet 6 in (48.92 meters) in length; 322...

Mar 20, 2019 · Douglas Model 1211-J: Competitor design for the B-52 contract. Designed to carry F4D Skyrays as parasite fighters, carry a 43,000 lbs bomb and have a battery of defensive air to air missiles stored on an internal rotary launcher