The Martin XB-51 was an American trijet ground-attack aircraft designed in 1945 and first flown on 28 October 1949. It began as a bomber for the United States Army Air Forces under specification V-8237-1 as the XA-45, and was renamed XB-51 when the A ground-attack classification was dropped. It had three General Electric J47 engines, two in pods beneath the forward fuselage and one at the tail, variable-incidence wings swept at 35 degrees, and spoilers for roll control. The requirement was for low-level bombing and close support, but the XB-51 lost the evaluation to the English Electric Canberra, which Martin built as the B-57.
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The American contenders included the Martin XB-51, the North American B-45 Tornado and AJ Savage.
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was an American trijet ground-attack aircraft
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The American contenders included the Martin XB-51, the North American B-45 Tornado and AJ Savage.
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