#b-27

[softnsmolswitch]

Y’all heard about how Van Gogh used to eat yellow paint because he thought it would make him happy? Yeah I think about that a lot.

[capnmaty]

The Martin B-27A Atlantic Marauder (Model 189B)

General Characteristics Crew: 6-8 (2 pilots, bombardier, navigator/radio operator, 2-4 gunners) Length: 56 ft 6.6 in Wingspan: 91 ft Height: 17 ft 3.5 in Wing Area: 842 ft² 9.6 in² Empty Weight: 30,957 lbs Gross Weight: 44,417 lbs Maximum Takeoff Weight: 48,417 lbs Powerplant: 4 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43 Double Wasp radial engines equipped with General Electric CMC-3 turbochargers, 2,200 hp each

Performance Maximum speed: 465 mph Cruise speed: 250 mph Landing speed: 114 mph Service ceiling: 30,000 ft Wing loading: 36.7 lb/ft² Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb

Armament Guns: 8 × .50 in Browning machine guns Bombs (Very Short Range): 10,000 lbs (4536 kg) Bombs (Short Range): 8,000 lbs (3628 kg) Bombs (Medium Range): 6,000 lbs (2721 kg) Bombs (Long Range): 4,000 lbs (1814 kg) Bombs (Very Long Range): 3,000 lbs (1360 kg)

The B-27 was designed as a 4-engine version of the B-26 Marauder, with additional defensive armament in the form of two Sperry A-17A ball turrets in the nose and tail positions, as well as a Martin 250CE top turret and a Martin designed remote controlled belly turret. First used against U-Boats during the Battle of the Atlantic, where it earned the nickname of "Atlantic Marauder", the aircraft was used in both the PTO and ETO, replacing the B-24 Liberator. Units in the PTO referred to it as the "Pacific Marauder" instead.

Due to the large wing area, the plane had a much lower wing loading of only 36.7 lb/ft², compared to the 46.4 lb/ft² of late Marauders and the 56 lb/ft² of the early models on which it was based. Such wing loading was also lower than the B-17's (38 lb/ft²) and the B-24's (52.5 lb/ft²). This, combined with the aircraft's smaller size and more powerful engines, made it much faster and more maneuverable than either aircraft, while also making the B-27 very resistant to battle damage, and giving it a shorter takeoff distance when compared to the B-26.

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Something I've been working on for the past few weeks. War Thunder's having an art contest where you have to design a vehicle. I might have gone a little overboard, since I not only spent a lot of time making sure none of the drawings disagreed too much and doing research into how much my changes to the original B-26 design would affect performance. Took up 4 sheets of paper overall and the front view alone took around 3 hours. Interior views (left to right): Outer engine nacelles (engines 1 & 4, bomb bays), inner engine nacelles (engines 2 & 3, landing gear well), fuselage and main landing gear (shown from behind).

[softnsmolswitch]

Can one of the hc's for your new babies be that Rick secretly paints portraits of flowery landscapes and Natural phenomenons when noones around in soft pastels and soft textures?

Oh my goodness! Thats such an amazing idea! I can just imagine him working on them in his empty classroom, just the sound of soft piano music and him, surronded by soft pinks and purples!!

[mequedomuerta]

#mequedomuerta B-27 (2017). Photo by Ángel García Fernández.