Nation of Origin: Dieswen
Role: Long range Strategic Bomber
First Flight: 2nd May 1943
Introduction: October 1945
Retired: January 1962 (Ryclian Self Defense Force)
Status: Retired
Number Built: 185
Designer: Schlitz-Waldow Luftfahrt

Noted as the largest bomber in the Second Global war, the WS-290 Weltkugelbomber "Globe Bomber" was an eight engined behemoth of a bomber developed by Simon Schlitz and Niclas Waldow for Dieswen. Proposed in 1939 as a bomber that could reach any target across the planet, the Weltkugelbomber had a service range of Over 3,500 miles, plenty enough to reach targets such as Osaport; the capital of Iosia, and Alkinstov, the Capital of Andosnia, which the Weltkugelbomber had action in during the closing days of the war as a final effort to drop Iosian Morale with night bombing runs over Osaport in October of 1945.

The Weltkugelbomber featured a unique method of rolling, unlike the standard ailerons, the aircraft had two "spoilers" on the wings that would redirect airflow from the top end of the aircraft only.

A WS-290 Weltkugelbomber making a turn out of Freibrunn airfield during initial testing - July 1939

After the war, the Weltkugelbomber was still in use partially by Iosia until the YB-16a Daedalus joined the service and used by Ryclian self defense forces as Dieswen was no longer allowed to have any form of large bombers under the treaty of Steffissiedeln.

Performance:
Maximum speed: 548 mph
Service ceiling: 31,860 ft
Range: 3,728 mi

Activation Groups:
1: unlock/lock bomb bay (VTOL Up)
2: mouse control gun turret 1 (deactivate 8 first)
3: mouse control gun turret 2 (deactivate 8 first)
4: mouse control gun turret 3 (deactivate 8 first)
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8: Lock wings and disable forward facing cheek guns