Convair XB-46 45-59582 Early low-volatility fuel required by the

low-volatility fuel required by the SR-71 Blackbird's Pratt & Whitney J58 engines

The two livery options reflect the Comet II's two major northeastern operators:

and crews flying these early airframes were pioneering the tactics and procedures that would define SAC's nuclear deterrence mission throughout the 1950s

making it a practical working tool for track and infrastructure inspection as well as a comfortable executive conveyance

serving as the food service component of California's bi-level corridor consists

Convair XB-46 45-59582 Early low-volatility fuel required by theThese are 1 72 scale decals for Convair XB 46 45 59582, depicted in its early configuration with U. S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) markings under USAAF Materiel Command. The XB 46 was Convair's entry in the postwar competition for a new jet powered medium bomber, ordered alongside competing designs from Boeing (XB 47), Martin (XB 48), and North American (XB 45). First flown in April 1947, the XB 46 featured a sleek, slender fuselage, straight wings