when i was a noob a couple years ago i called HTC for some problem i was having, anyway was talking to pyro (Doug) and i brought up the 29. He said something to the effect that they would have to redo all airfields, and it would be about as much work as modeling 10 planes. He also said ONE DAY it might happen but no time soon.
Here are the specs from both b29 and b24 i can see it would be a big undertaking, but would kick donut if they did it.
B29 specs from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-29_Superfortress#Specifications_.28B-29.29General characteristics
* Crew: 11 (5 officers, 6 enlisted): (A/C)Airplane Commander, Pilot, flight engineer (a rated pilot),[30][31] bombardier, navigator, radio operator, radar operator, blister gunners (two), CFC upper gunner, and tail gunner
* Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.2 m)
* Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.1 m)
* Height: 29 ft 7 in (8.5 m)
* Wing area: 1,736 sqft (161.3 m²)
* Empty weight: 74,500 lb (33,800 kg)
* Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 133,500 lb (60,560 kg – 135,000 lb plus combat load (144,000 lb on record[18]))
* Powerplant: 4× Wright R-3350-23 and 23A turbosupercharged radial engines, 2,200 hp (1,640 kW) each
* * Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0241
* Drag area: 41.16 ft² (3.82 m²)
* Aspect ratio: 11.50
Performance
* Maximum speed: 357 mph (310 knots, 574 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 220 mph (190 knots, 350 km/h)
* Stall speed: 105 mph (91 knots, 170 km/h)
* Combat range: 3,250 mi (2,820 nmi, 5,230 km)
* Ferry range: 5,600 mi (4,900 nmi, 9,000 km, (record 5,839 mi, 5,074 nmi, 9,397 km[18]))
* Service ceiling: 33,600 ft (10,200 m)
* Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
* Wing loading: 69.12 lb/sqft (337 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.073 hp/lb (121 W/kg)
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 16.8
Armament
* Guns:
o 10× .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber Browning M2/ANs in remote controlled turrets
o 2 x .50 in and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon in tail position (the cannon was eventually removed as it proved unreliable in service )
o B-29B-BW – All armament and sighting equipment removed except for tail position; initially 2 x .50 in M2/AN and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon, later 3 x 2 x .50 in M2/AN with APG-15 gun-laying radar fitted as standard.
* Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,000 kg) standard loadout
B24 Stats from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-24J_Liberator#Specifications_.28B-24J.29General characteristics
* Crew: 7-10
* Length: 67 ft 8 in (20.6 m)
* Wingspan: 110 ft 0 in (33.5 m)
* Height: 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m)
* Wing area: 1,048 ft² (97.4 m²)
* Empty weight: 36,500 lb (16,590 kg)
* Loaded weight: 55,000 lb (25,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 65,000 lb (29,500 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-1830 turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (900 kW) each
* Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0406
* Drag area: 42.54 ft² (3.95 m²)
* Aspect ratio: 11.55
Performance
* Maximum speed: 290 mph (250 kn, 470 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 215 mph (187 kn, 346 km/h)
* Stall speed: 95 mph (83 kn, 153 km/h)
* Combat radius: 2,100 mi (1,800 nmi, 3,400 km)
* Ferry range: 3,700 mi (3,200 nmi, 6,000 km)
* Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,025 ft/min (5.2 m/s)
* Wing loading: 52.5 lb/ft² (256 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.0873 hp/lb (144 W/kg)
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.9
Armament
* Guns: 10 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 4 turrets and two waist positions
* Bombs:
o Short range (˜400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
o Long range (˜800 mi): 5,000 lb (2,300 kg)
o Very long range (˜1,200 mi): 2,700 lb (1,200 kg)
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