Talk:Boeing XF8B

"B-29 tail"?
What does this mean "a variant of the B-29 tail"? It has a generally Boeing-style tail, like a P-38 and Constellation and a Hudson all have distinctly "Lockheed" twin tails. That doesn't mean they "gave the Constellation a P-38 tail", it means that is the design the company chooses, both for performance and for brand recognition. The B-29 has a tail that is identical to the B-17, so wouldn't it be more accurate to say they gave it a B-17 tail? Although the original B-17 used a much different tail, without the fillet. The B-29 is much closer to the B-17 than the XF8B is to the B-29. The only similarity that is evident is that it follows a generally similar curved shape, but the proportions and shape are totally different. For that matter, the Privateer has a tail much more like the B-29 than this plane has. So did the B-32, and the B-36 if I recall correctly.

Idumea47b (talk) 00:49, 6 March 2021 (UTC)