Profile image

My BIGGEST project yet.......

11.2k AircraftoftheRedStar  6.5 years ago

I'm expecting this one to take anywhere from a minimum of 3 days to 2 weeks to plan and build. The size is going to be enormous. Historically, its size would have rivaled the Convair B-36 Peacemaker. In game, the fuselage length might be half-again or twice the length of my Bolkhovitinov D bomber. I will be posting planes between now and when it is finished to bridge the gap of its construction. The name of it will be revealed later in a sneak peek.

Specifications (These are the real-life ones. Not sure if it will be like this in-game)

Role: Superheavy bomber
Crew: 17
Length: 127 ft 11 in (39 m)
Wingspan: 311 ft 8 inches (95 m)
Height: 32 ft 10 in (10 m)
Wing area: 8,600 sq ft (800 m2)
Empty weight: 110,231 lb (50,000 kg)
Gross weight: 154,324 lb (70,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 167,551 lb (76,000 kg)
Powerplant: 12x Mikulin AM-34FRN V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines 1,200 hp (890 kW) each

Maximum speed: 186 mph (300 km/h)
Range: 621 mi (1,000 km) with 44,000 lb (20,000 kg) bomb load
1,600 mi (2,500 km) with 8,800 lb (4,000 kg) bomb load

Bombs: 33,000 lb (15,000 kg) normal load, 54,200 lb (24,600 kg) max
Armament: 1x 37mm cannon (probably an M1939 "61-K" AA gun), 4x 20mm ShVAK cannon, 2x .30 cal DA machine guns, 4x .30 cal ShKAS machine guns.