Grummancat, 30.06.2026 07:47 I don't think that made much difference in Convair's case; they lost the competition to an aircraft that also had straight wings.

Zane R Nobbs, e-mail, 28.11.2020 04:28 Greetings, Did the Martin XB-48 receive a nickname by the company or the USAF? Thanks, Zane Bay City, Michigan

Ray Houghton`, e-mail, 20.05.2016 03:20 Unfortunately for Martin (and Convair), Boeing swept the wings back on its B-47 prototype, and the rest is history . . .

Dick Boera, e-mail, 13.12.2013 03:18 I worked on the design of this one as a young junior aerodynamicist with the company in Baltimore. At that time, Mr. Martin owned the company outright with his mother. He was a great man to work for. He and Eddie Rickenbacker were good friends. Unfortunately the XB-48 never went into production as a B-48. Dick Boera Essex, Vermont 12/12/13

Dick Boera, e-mail, 13.12.2013 03:18 I worked on the design of this one as a young junior aerodynamicist with the company in Baltimore. At that time, Mr. Martin owned the company outright with his mother. He was a great man to work for. He and Eddie Rickenbacker were good friends. Unfortunately the XB-48 never went into production as a B-48. Dick Boera Essex, Vermont 12/12/13