1949 ... Martin XB - 51





... ever wonder what came before the B-52... yup - the B-51.
Yikes! Maybe somebody got the pages of the blueprints mixed up? 

"We need 'em. Build 'em. We'll figure out if it works later!"

I do not know Spanish- which makes the video clip all the more fun! [ 'And then the crazy American's built this dog of a plane - what a waste of US greenbacks!]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_XB-51