The Lockheed XB-30, company model L-249, was the design Lockheed submitted after the United States Army Air Forces asked for a very heavy bomber, the same request that led to the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, the Douglas XB-31 and the Consolidated B-32 Dominator. General Henry Arnold, alarmed at the prospect of war, created a committee that recommended new long-range heavy bombers, and when war broke out in Europe he asked several companies for studies of a bomber able to fly 5,000 miles; approval was granted on 2 December 1939. Based on the L-049 Constellation, the L-249 kept the wings and tail of the Model 49 with a new fuselage carrying up to six gun turrets and eight 2,000 pound bombs. It never progressed past the design stage, mainly because Boeing had a head start with the B-29, and only a scale model was built.
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The Lockheed XB-30 (company model L-249) was the design submitted by Lockheed after the request by the United States Army Air Forces for a very heavy bomber
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the L-249 never progressed past the design stage
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Max takeoff weight: 93,808 lb (42,640 kg)
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The Lockheed XB-30 (company model L-249) was the design submitted by Lockheed after the request by the United States Army Air Forces for a very heavy bomber
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The Lockheed XB-30 (company model L-249) was the design submitted by Lockheed after the request by the United States Army Air Forces for a very heavy bomber
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The Lockheed XB-30 (company model L-249) was the design submitted by Lockheed after the request by the United States Army Air Forces for a very heavy bomber
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The Lockheed XB-30 (company model L-249) was the design submitted by Lockheed after the request by the United States Army Air Forces for a very heavy bomber
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