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First of the heavies
« on: September 30, 2007, 01:12:51 PM »
B-2 is the early US build and designed heavy bomber which enter in service in number.

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2007, 01:53:24 PM »
Nice :)) Curtis B-2 Condor.



12 B-2 were delivered between 1929-1930.

Now we must find photos of B-2A (C-30) :)
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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2007, 02:18:04 PM »
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Now we must find photos of B-2A

Can you get it  :)

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2007, 06:30:07 PM »
Curtiss C-30
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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2007, 08:35:01 PM »
Cargo version ;)

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2007, 10:11:43 AM »
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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2007, 12:03:59 PM »
Interesting web corner  :-wave

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2007, 04:36:15 PM »
Nice info thanks  :-ok

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2007, 01:53:50 PM »

Serials of the Curtiss B-2 Condor

Curtiss B-2 Condor

28-398/399   
     28-398 DELIVERED 6/10/29, SURVEYED 10/3/34,  MARCH FIELD
     28-399 DELIVERED 8/10/29, SURVEYED 8/15/34,  MARCH FIELD
29-028/037    
     29-028 DELIVERED 10/10/29, WRECKED 12/4/29 (TWO KILLED), LANGLEY FIELD
     29-029 DELIVERED 11/2/29, SURVEYED 10/3/34, MARCH FIELD
     29-030 DELIVERED 10/17/29, CONVERTED TO B-2A 10/6/31, SURVEYED 12/22/33, MARCH FIELD
     29-031 DELIVERED  11/28/29, SURVEYED 8/6/34, MARCH FIELD
     29-032 DELIVERED 12/9/29, SURVEYED 8/6/34, MARCH FIELD
     29-033 DELIVERED 12/14/29, SURVEYED 8/6/34, MARCH FIELD
     29-034 DELIVERED 12/22/29, SURVEYED 6/17/35, MARCH FIELD
     29-035 DELIVERED 12/26/29, SURVEYED 5/23/33, MARCH FIELD
     29-036 DELIVERED 1/4/30, SURVEYED 7/22/36, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS
     29-037 DELIVERED 1/16/30, SURVEYED 9/29/34, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2007, 02:30:14 PM »
 :-clap :-ok

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2007, 08:40:03 PM »
well...
the topic has its own logic and I wouldn't broke it, being very interesting !

But the title makes me guess the very first heavies :
Sikorsky Ilia Mouromets (length x wingspan : 18,8 m x 34,5 m) with a bomb load of 800 kg [1914]
H.P. 0/400 (length x wingspan : 19 m x 30 m) with 909 kg of bomb load [1916]
Zeppelin Staaken R-VI (length x wingspan : 22 m x 42 m) with 1800 kg of bomb load [1917]

"sometimes words have two meanings" (Led Zeppelin (!) "stairway to heaven"  :-green

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2007, 09:04:05 PM »
In this topic I think on first US but for sure that best procet was Ilja Muromec. For that time, that bomber was really heavy and it was complete covered cockpit and very nice crew compartment. Like civil airliners after the WW1. Impressive project of that time  :-ok

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2007, 11:55:02 AM »
A couple of images from the list Safo_test posted.

Sikorsky Ilia and the Zeppelin Staaken R-VI

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2007, 12:04:11 PM »
What a giants  :-eek

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Re: First of the heavies
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2007, 01:48:28 PM »
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