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To: MtnClimber

Cool!
I’ve never seen the proposed “Thin Man” casing design.
No wonder they were worried about getting it off the ground.


38 posted on 12/02/2018 7:14:18 PM PST by Zathras
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To: Zathras

I am guessing that the Fat Man design was lighter than the others, but wider. I would guess it was designed to just fit in the bomb bay of a B-29.


41 posted on 12/02/2018 7:33:30 PM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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