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Douglas B-18 Bolo Bomber: The Plane that Bested the Flying Fortress
- Thread starter Mike H.
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Not a real graceful looking aircraft. I guess for the time 1K hp engines was top of the line. The 299 (B-17) which competed in the trials had a four 750hp engines. This was a substantial improvement in overall horsepower and it showed in higher top speed and higher cruising speed. There's something to be said about aerodynamics here also. The B-18's successor resolved a lot of those aerodynamics in the DC-3 (C-47) which is one of the greatest stories in aviation.
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KillerFord1977
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Guess those engineers went on to work for Buick.
That is one HOMELY looking aircraft, to be polite
That is one HOMELY looking aircraft, to be polite