Author Topic: Modify the B26!!!! (Read 260 times)

Joc · « **on:** January 02, 2002, 05:24:00 AM »

Id like to see the B26 with the 2 bomb bays shes meant to have,
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'There were two bomb bays, fore and aft. The bomb bay doors were unusual in being split in tandem, the forward pair folding in half when opened and the aft set being hinged normally to open outward. Two 2000-lb bombs could be carried in the main bomb bay, but up to 4800 pounds of smaller bombs could be carried if the aft bay was used as well.'
PLEASE can we have the modification made? itll make the B26 more effective

chunder' · « **Reply #1 on:** January 02, 2002, 04:02:00 PM »

Only the earlier B26's had the split bomb bays. The B26 we have is a later varient which had the rear bomb bay doors deleted.

Replicant · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2002, 05:06:00 PM »

Hi JOC

See my reply on your other thread - we have the B26B in AH, you describe the B26A.

Cheers

Nexx

Joc · « **Reply #3 on:** January 02, 2002, 05:56:00 PM »

Hmmm very interesting,wonder why they deleted the other bay?,I feel some research coming on! thanx chaps

jan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 02, 2002, 07:55:00 PM »

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Early models of the B-26 had two separate bomb bays, but the rear one was only used infrequently for light loads in the South Pacific. Eventually, the rear bomb bay racks were discontinued altogether. Eventually the rear bomb bay doors and actuating mechanism were deleted as well. The space and weight factors had become too critical, and the space was more valuable as a gunner's station after two flexible 0.50-inch machine guns were installed in the waist window area and ammunition storage boxes were installed for the tail and waist guns. Provisions for the two rear bay tanks were deleted from the B-26B-25-MA and later blocks.

more can be found at www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us/b026i.html

[ 01-02-2002: Message edited by: jan ]