[Milsurplus] [ARC5] The B-26 "Widowmaker"

[Bruce Gentry]

Bruce Gentry wrote:
> Glen Zook wrote:
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>> Did this airframe evolve to become the A-26?
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> Some of the design concepts were incorporated into the 2-0-2 and 4-0-4 
> airliners.  They both inherited some of the wing weaknesses, and the 
> 4-0-4 had a very high wing loading. Close the throttles and it would 
> glide like an Alco PA locomotive.  There were many things built in the 
> late 1940's that were over-confident in design. One I saw was a UHF 
> transmitter that used hydraulics to operate the driver and PA tuning.  
> Bruce Gentry
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