Trimotors of all eras

[RussC]

The B-26 was a fast machine with two engines, it would be a screamer with three. Another fast nosewheel design that might work with three is the P-61 Black Widow, although the SCR-720 radar is a bit fat to live near the wingtips. How about the XF-11 with the tiny nose bubble swapped for a third engine?
 
   Mosquito?

Why put the third engine in the nose on the P-61? 

I wonder about those cheek machineguns on the B-26, though. 

They better be synchronized...

[NARSES2]

I remember that Greg did a Tri-motor Wellington and a Dakota (Maybe!??)

I knew someone had done a tri-motor Wellington and Martin ? has done a tri-Dakota

With the B-26 what about burying the third engine in the fusalage aft of the bomb bay and having the prop at the rear as a pusher ? You'd lose the tail gunner, but the extra speed might help

[Rheged]

At the risk of introducing further complications and thread drift, how about the  FIVE engined Lancaster test beds in the late 1940's.   Both  the prop at the front and the  jet pipe at the back are represented.

[PR19_Kit]

At the risk of introducing further complications and thread drift, how about the  FIVE engined Lancaster test beds in the late 1940's.   Both  the prop at the front and the  jet pipe at the back are represented.

You could make it six engined with a prop at the front and a jet at the back......

[Rheged]

At the risk of introducing further complications and thread drift, how about the  FIVE engined Lancaster test beds in the late 1940's.   Both  the prop at the front and the  jet pipe at the back are represented.

You could make it six engined with a prop at the front and a jet at the back......

You would get through a fair few flight engineers  trying to synchronise that lot.............but when I next acquire a cheap Lancaster kit, I can feel a  4 Merlin  piston , 1 Tweed  turbo prop ,  1 Nene jet   aircraft coming on..............

[Weaver]

Pilot: "We've lost an engine!"

Flight Engineer: "Can you be more specific please?"  


OR

Flight Engineer: "I've lost an engine...."

Pilot: "Eh? We havn't slowed down...."

Flight Engineer: "No, I mean I've lost it: I'm sure there was another one around here someplace....."

[The Wooksta!]

I did a five engined Lancaster some time ago - the Type 684 Alston, with a buried Merlin 45 driving a blower for the other four.

I did toy with re-engineing an SM79 with 3 BMW 801s.

[RussC]

  A local Arizona company does some testing of jet engine designs and uses a C-119 with the jet mounted in a pod on top of a short fairing above the center spar and fuselage center. The spooky thing is that they like to do touch and go's at the local airport with both props feathered and just the turbofan running. Its a real traffic stopper on the nearby streets seeing that bulky cargo box climbing out of the airport with stilled propellers and at the right angles, you can't even see the jet, or hear it very much.

[Rheged]

  A local Arizona company does some testing of jet engine designs and uses a C-119 with the jet mounted in a pod on top of a short fairing above the center spar and fuselage center. The spooky thing is that they like to do touch and go's at the local airport with both props feathered and just the turbofan running. Its a real traffic stopper on the nearby streets seeing that bulky cargo box climbing out of the airport with stilled propellers and at the right angles, you can't even see the jet, or hear it very much.

Late model Avro Shackletons  with the Bristol Siddeley Viper jets in the inboard  engine housings had a party trick of stooging along and then climbing gently away with all 4 Griffons feathered. Much nausea was caused amongst  the unbriefed when  they did this over a  an unsuspecting airfield.

[Dork the kit slayer]

  A local Arizona company does some testing of jet engine designs and uses a C-119 with the jet mounted in a pod on top of a short fairing above the center spar and fuselage center.

The fire bomber version is here ,hiding behind the Grumman.

[GTX]

How about a slightly enlarged Northrop Gamma sporting 3?

I like your thinking!

[raafif]

Another that might work with three is the P-61 Black Widow, although the SCR-720 radar is a bit fat to live near the wingtips.

stick the third engine at the back between the booms a'la Cessna 337 !

[GTX]

Pilot: "We've lost an engine!"

Flight Engineer: "Can you be more specific please?"  


OR

Flight Engineer: "I've lost an engine...."

Pilot: "Eh? We havn't slowed down...."

Flight Engineer: "No, I mean I've lost it: I'm sure there was another one around here someplace....."

[GTX]

Real world tri-motor Wellington...of a sort:





Regards,

Greg

[GTX]

I remember that Greg did a Tri-motor Wellington and a Dakota (Maybe!??)

Indeed I did:

Hump Buster C-47 with extra power:



Up-powered Wellington:



Plus...

3 motor Ju88?



and old style He-111:



Regards,

Greg