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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: ONTOS on March 25, 2018, 05:21:42 PM

Title: TBM ?
Post by: ONTOS on March 25, 2018, 05:21:42 PM

The TBM was manufactured by General Motor's. The TBF was manufactured by Grumman. As I understand they were the same plane except for who made it. Grumman was the first one to make them and GM was given license to make them to increase numbers. Why did HTC go with TBM instead of TBF. Just wondering.  :headscratch:

Title: Re: TBM ?
Post by: Spikes on March 25, 2018, 05:42:40 PM

Grumman was producing more F6Fs so they gave production to GM. TBF and TBM also have some small differences including differing engines and wing hard-points. As for why I have no idea, we should have both.

Title: Re: TBM ?
Post by: Greebo on March 25, 2018, 06:30:58 PM

Grumman built TBF-1 series Avengers and General motors their identical TBM-1 series aircraft, both of which had a 1,700 hp engine. The HTC Avenger however is a TBM-3 which had a 1,900 hp engine and rocket rails. By the time the TBM-3 was ready for production the Grumman factory had stopped making Avengers so there were no TBF-3s produced.

Title: Re: TBM ?
Post by: scott66 on March 26, 2018, 04:10:49 AM

Love the TBM .. Flaps out it turns awesome .. Just wish it had more guns

Title: Re: TBM ?
Post by: ONTOS on March 26, 2018, 10:59:38 AM

Thank you for the information. I always like to learn things.  :salute

Title: Re: TBM ?
Post by: Brooke on March 26, 2018, 07:03:57 PM

I wish the B5N had forward guns!  :aok

Title: Re: TBM ?
Post by: Arlo on March 26, 2018, 07:50:51 PM

I wish we had the TBD. :D

(https://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints-depot/ww2planes/ww2-douglas/douglas-tbd-1-devastator.png)

Title: Re: TBM ?
Post by: RODBUSTR on March 27, 2018, 12:06:39 AM

   As far as I recall the TBF and TBM had the same Wright R2600 14 cylinder twin row radial engine.  Rated between 1700 and 1900 horse power.    The same basic engine that powered the FW190 A, f and G models to.  BMW had a license to build Them.  The TBM also Has an extra .50 cal forward firing.