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Teaser - All-out Competition for Bomber

37.6k LukaIsDevinFather  2.2 years ago

Of all models being mentioned only one will be built.
You'll decide what should be built. Ze drawings are at the bottom. I made it because it would be a special day.


Air Circular

August 1930

Aircraft Design Request B-30-2

MASTERLIST LINK: this

The Air Corps is requesting for an advanced monoplane bomber prototype that should enter service at fiscal year 1931-1932.
The competitors for the aircraft competition should prepare a drawing, specifications and a tunnel model that should be submitted before March 16, 1931.
The list of competitors are listed below:
(asterisks denote foreigns)

  • Aster Aircraft Company
  • Albrecht Air Transport
  • Borodino Airplanes of America, Inc.*
  • Brimstone Airctaft Bureau
  • Dendromatic Airplane and Airplane Parts
  • Durin-Naslund Aeronautical Factory*
  • Eberhart (no relation to real Eberhart ac company that built FG, F2G fighters) Airplane Company
  • Ediacara Company*
  • Elzer Aeroproducts
  • Gerhardt-Rhinemaiden Company*
  • Harlacher Bureau*
  • Hokkaido Shipbuilding*
  • Imperial English Factory*
  • Kassel Flugzeugwerke*
  • Mittelmann Aircraft Bureau
  • Oberth Bureau*
  • Rochefort Bureau*
  • Romanov Bureau*
  • Shanghai Airplane Design Bureau*
  • Suisei Airplanes*
  • Tayabas Aircraft Corporation*
  • Yarabubba Bureau*
  • Yellowstone Corporation
  • Zurich Aircraft Maintenance Service of Dvalin Airlines*

Design bureaus are being assigned to build a monoplane bomber and attack bomber using respective engines.
The Wright IV-1560, Curtiss V-1570, Pratt and Whitney R-1340, Wright Cyclone and Wright T-3 Tornado are the engines prescribed to be used.
The R-1535 and a German engine under development are included under engine choices.

SPECIFICATION B-30-2A

Single engine monoplane attack bomber for dive, level and ground attack purposes.

SPECIFICATION B-30-2B

Twin-engine monoplane bomber

SPECIFICATION B-30-2C
Four-engine monoplane bomber with ranges exceeding 2,000 kilometers.


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    And is a semi-challenge.
    Along with those bots you can compete with them either.

    And those who read the masterlist, which (maximum of 4 picks) aircraft should be included in the build list?

    Pinned 2.2 years ago
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    For those who read: There's a masterlist for the meta-teaser.

    2.2 years ago
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    @Yourlocalhuman if you have war-type challenge
    im planning to do one that is reminiscent to real-life procurement competitions */wink

    +1 2.2 years ago