B-45 Tornado takeoff

Hoppla, seh´ ich da eine Ami-Arado?

Not much like the Ar 234 at all, if that's your point. Design was begun before the Allies encountered the Ar 234 in combat, and the B-45 was twice its size, four times its weight, faster and had a higher service ceiling. It did use the first American axial-flow turbojet, the GE J47.

Bist du Ami? Schau mal Arado Nactjäger-Projekt II. Die selbe Gestaltung. Und dieselbe Triebwerksanordnung wie Arado 234 V21. Are you american? Look the Arado Nachtjäger-Projekt II. The same design. And the same yousing of double-turbo under every wing, like Arado 234 V21.

what a pretty airplane the B-45 was; turned out they couldnt open the bombay doors at altitude or the whole ship would buffet uncontrollably. It's only claim to fame was Daylight recon missions. The Plane was a dud.

Hence the "hundred-and-a-half" acquired when most production runs were in the thousands, even post-war.

Ah, it reminds me of the stratojet, but it was replaced by it.

Did it reach active service?

142 B-45's were accepted into service and the reconnaissance version saw combat in Korea as well as performing "black" flights over the Soviet Union. Additionally, two airframes were converted for use as engine test-beds by General Electric and Westinghouse.

Wow, you are the fount' of aeroplane knowledge! 'Black flights' is that top secret/won't-admit kinda stuff (recon etc)?