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The Republic XF-12 Rainbow was an American four-engine, all-metal prototype reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Republic Aviation Company in the late 1940s. Like most large aircraft of the era, it used radial engines, specifically the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major. The XF-12 was referred to as "flying on all fours" meaning: four engines, 400 mph (640 km/h) cruise, 4,000 mi (6,400 km) range, at 40,000 ft (12,000 m). The aircraft was designed to maximize aerodynamic efficiency. Although innovative, the jet engine and the end of World War 2 made it obsolete, and it did not enter production. A proposed airliner variant, the RC-2, was deemed uneconomical and cancelled before being built.

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  • Republic XF-12 (de)
  • Republic XF-12 Rainbow (es)
  • Republic XF-12 Rainbow (fr)
  • Republic XF-12 Rainbow (it)
  • Republic XF-12 Rainbow (en)
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  • Le Republic XF-12 Rainbow est un avion de reconnaissance quadrimoteur, entièrement métallique, conçu à la fin des années 1940 par la Republic Aviation Company. (fr)
  • The Republic XF-12 Rainbow was an American four-engine, all-metal prototype reconnaissance aircraft designed by the Republic Aviation Company in the late 1940s. Like most large aircraft of the era, it used radial engines, specifically the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major. The XF-12 was referred to as "flying on all fours" meaning: four engines, 400 mph (640 km/h) cruise, 4,000 mi (6,400 km) range, at 40,000 ft (12,000 m). The aircraft was designed to maximize aerodynamic efficiency. Although innovative, the jet engine and the end of World War 2 made it obsolete, and it did not enter production. A proposed airliner variant, the RC-2, was deemed uneconomical and cancelled before being built. (en)
  • Die Republic XF-12 Rainbow (englisch „Regenbogen“) war ein viermotoriges Ganzmetall-Aufklärungsflugzeug der Vereinigten Staaten, konstruiert von Republic Aviation in den späten 1940er-Jahren. Der Buchstabe „F“ in der Bezeichnung steht für die von 1930 bis 1947 gebräuchliche Missionsbezeichnung Fotografische Aufklärung und darf nicht mit der heute bei der USAF gebräuchlichen Bezeichnung für Fighter verwechselt werden. Im Jahr 1948 wurde die Bezeichnung der Maschine in Republic XR-12A geändert (reconnaissance). (de)
  • El Republic XF-12 Rainbow fue un prototipo estadounidense de avión de reconocimiento totalmente metálico de cuatro motores, diseñado por la Republic Aviation Company a finales de los años 40 del siglo XX. Como la mayoría de los grandes aviones de la época, usaba motores radiales (en este caso, el Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major). El avión fue diseñado con la máxima eficiencia aerodinámica en mente. Se refirió al XF-12 como un avión que "volaba todos los cuatros", es decir: cuatro motores, 400 mph (643,74 km/h) de crucero, 4000 millas náuticas (6 437,38 km) de alcance, a 40 000 pies (12 192 m).​ Todavía es el avión de motor de pistones más rápido de su tamaño, superando en casi 80,47 km/h al Boeing XB-39 de 1944.​ Aunque altamente innovador, el XF-12 Rainbow de posguerra tuvo que competir (es)
  • Il Republic XF-12 Rainbow fu un aereo da ricognizione strategica ad alta quota e a lungo raggio, quadrimotore e monoplano ad ala bassa, sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica statunitense Republic Aviation Company alla metà degli anni quaranta e rimasto allo stato di prototipo. Benché estremamente innovativo, con l'introduzione dei motori a reazione e le sempre più esigenti prestazioni dell'aviazione militare strategica statunitense del dopoguerra, l'XF-12 Rainbow divenne velocemente obsoleto e non venne avviato alla produzione in serie. (it)
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