Hybrid B-24 & B-17

[javierarg]

Hello!
Any of you have plans or three views for this? You know him? extremely rare.

 

[Nik]

Sorry, what are we looking at ??

 

[Orionblamblam]

It's a B-24 with the nose of a B-17. It was, IIRC, a field repair to a badly damaged B-24, using parts from a trashed B-17. I may be misremembering, however.

 

[jstar]

Not a field repair, but an experiment to determine if the B-17 nose provided better working conditions than a B-24 nose. It did use a damaged B-17.


There is a nice writeup here: http://www.unrealaircraft.com/hybrid/B17G.php

 

[Stargazer]

Wow. You learn something every day...

 

[Vahe Demirjian]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/7nky95

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/7nky95/b24jb17g_hybrid/

https://flic.kr/p/5fnZUc

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/2788150143

 

[Archibald]

Unbelievable, but that hybrid was nice looking at least.
So how do we call that ?
B-41 Flying Liberator ? Flyator ? Liberatress ? Forterator ?

 

[Arjen]

Fornicator.

 

[Archibald]

Brilliant !

 

[jstar]

And what did they do with the left-over parts?

 

[ACResearcher]

jstar, what is the source of your nose closeup? Do you have a hi-res copy available?

AlanG

 

[jstar]

jstar, what is the source of your nose closeup? Do you have a hi-res copy available?

AlanG

Just a result of a google image search for 'Reed Project B-17'. I don't have a hi-res copy, but this one is a little clearer.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Unbelievable, but that hybrid was nice looking at least.
So how do we call that ?
B-41 Flying Liberator ? Flyator ? Liberatress ? Forterator ?

Insinkerator (it's a brand of garbage disposal)

 

[T. A. Gardner]

jstar, what is the source of your nose closeup? Do you have a hi-res copy available?

AlanG

Just a result of a google image search for 'Reed Project B-17'. I don't have a hi-res copy, but this one is a little clearer.

Question... What German bomber did they take the gondola under the nose off of?

 

[Arjen]

Fw 200?

 

[Hood]

I think its a B-24J bombardier position stuck on the bottom of the B-17 nose. Very odd.

 

[jstar]

https://inchhighguy.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/b-17e-41-9112-dreamboat/

 

[publiusr]

Sure that’s not a goiter?

 

[blackkite]

A specific Consolidated B-24M Liberator (Serial No. 44-41986) was modified to serve as a testbed for jet engine icing research by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) immediately after World War II.

B-24M Jet Engine Testbed

• Purpose: The aircraft was used by the NACA (NASA's predecessor, at the Lewis laboratory, now NASA Glenn Research Center, in Cleveland, Ohio) for vital research on the effects of ice accretion on aircraft components, including new turbojet engines, in the post-war era.
• Modification: Researchers installed a single General Electric I-16 jet engine inside the aircraft's waist compartment. An air scoop was mounted on the top of the aircraft to duct air to the engine, and water spray nozzles inside the aircraft were used to simulate icing conditions at the turbojet's inlet.
• Original Engines: The B-24M continued to be powered for flight by its four original Pratt & Whitney R-1830 piston engines; the jet engine was a piece of research equipment, not for primary propulsion.

This unique aircraft was heavily utilized for research for nearly a decade, from 1945 to 1954, making it one of the most frequently modified and used aircraft in the NACA Lewis laboratory's history. (AI)

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/1872sh0/a_naca_b24_used_for_jet_engine_icing_tests_flying

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/1872sh0/a_naca_b24_used_for_jet_engine_icing_tests_flying/#lightbox