[Milsurplus] Bomber Fantasy Camp, OK by me - me too.

[Mike Hanz]

On 9/20/2015 12:19 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> I also have read about a 6000 HP P&W engine. Only one was built and
> tested. It is in a museum now somewhere. It put out the specified HP, and
> was, apparently, very reliable. Power to weight ratio was "adequate", but it
> was so huge that nothing at that time was a suitable airplane for it.

It was the Lycoming XR-7755, 5,000hp, and indeed intended for the B-36 
(before it even flew).  One of the two prototypes is at the Udvar-Hazy 
Annex of the NASM near Dulles Airport, and is truly a sight to see..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_XR-7755