A B-208B flying over wright - 1982
the B-208 series of aircraft is one of North Americans bangers. the aircraft has been in so many wars, it has too many variants (they will be releasing over the span of my attention span for this.
history
the B-208 was created as late as 1943. the YB-157 was the original prototype aircraft made back in 1943. the military branches were not interested in the YB-157 so it sat until the Korean war. the air force in desperate need for aircraft that can fly in day time bombing missions. so remember the YB-157 from the previous aircraft? yeah, well they decided to contract North American Aviation to make the production model of the YB-157. and so the B-208 was made, it fought on though the Korean war with multiple variants made (most were the A model). then in the Vietnam war, the aging fleet were upgraded (most B models).
once the Vietnam war ended turboprops were added to 29% of the B-208 fleet.
in 1984 90% of the B-208 fleet were retired and enter scrapped or sent to the global arms market as surplus. many nations acquired B-208s. at this point the history of the B-208 becomes fuzzy. little is really known about the late life's of many surplus B-208s.
later that same year most American B-208s were upgraded to jets. in 1986 the aircraft remaining in the Air Force B-208 fleet were found to contain asbestos as insolation.
swiftly any remaining B-208s regardless of their model were retired and scrapped. and thus, 2 original A models remain. the aircraft were sent to museums. currently there are many B-208s in museums around the world
current variants
during the long life of the B-208 fleet many were converted into random variants like troop transports and civilian aircraft.
here is the current list
prototype
B-208A
maritime patrol
turboprop testbed
nightfighter
better night fighter
boomstick version
this is the B model
credits for parts used
WritersCrusadersAirCo2 for the cockpit windows from his AI bomber B-24
VarisOnAviation for the rudder and elevators from his AI B-20
final thoughts
compared to most of my aircraft, this is really advanced.
i dont really have any issues with the plane besides it is way too simple.
have fun :D
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor North American YB-157
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 118.4ft (36.1m)
- Length 89.8ft (27.4m)
- Height 23.1ft (7.0m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 29,244lbs (13,264kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.273
- Wing Loading 18.6lbs/ft2 (90.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,570.2ft2 (145.9m2)
- Drag Points 15207
Parts
- Number of Parts 120
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 763
tag numbero 1
@YarisSedan
@Franfrua
@Pnut
@Boeing727200F Oh ok
@TheUltimatePlaneLover you can get rid of it, there are people who do that
@Boeing727200F Oh man
@TheUltimatePlaneLover uhhhhhh (had to delete the original comment as it randomly showed my ACUTAL location)
@Boeing727200F Idk what asbestos is so sure
Kinda reminds me of the Shackleton ngl
@TheUltimatePlaneLover want some old bombers that 100% don't have asbestos in them, they could be useful in the M-war II
@Boeing727200F ok
@cooldude321
no I'm not telling him.
because i cant comment on his post and i just picked you cuz why not
@cooldude321 why are you asking me this?
@Boeing727200F what do you mean what?
@cooldude321 what
@Boeing727200F can you tell l1nus to unblock me it was a accident..and i like your planes
@RamboJutter here is Boeing's plane