Bombers repurposed into transports/airliners

[Hobbes]

you're aware HP did 2 proposals for just that: the HP.97 and HP.111.

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/civilian-versions-of-bomber-aircraft.3126/post-378539

[zenrat]

Passenger versions of H.P. Victor, militar and civil. 

Note that this would be an almost global range liner.

Looks great, but I can't see Air France buying one.

[ysi_maniac]

^^^^^
Air France got Vickers Viscount . And in that colonial time frame, she could fly nonstop from Paris to Indochine

[PR19_Kit]

And Comets too............

[Rheged]

And even the Caravelle prototypes had a Comet nose/cockpit section from the de Havilland spares box.

[ysi_maniac]

IMHO: An elegant airliner.  

[NARSES2]

Indeed, very elegant 

[ysi_maniac]

Enlarged version of Martin 4.0.4, equipped with the wings of XB-48 and their odd triple jet pods

To avoid central undercarriage, not adequate for a liner, main u/c has been moved to sponsons in outer face of engine pods.



Sorry, in this case only wings has been repurposed.

[ysi_maniac]

Airliner derived from Convair XB-36. Along with orignal XB-46

[PR19_Kit]

Very nice, but I'm sure Howard Hughes would have kept the bubble canopy on top for TWA. 

[ericr]

 

[ysi_maniac]

Very nice, but I'm sure Howard Hughes would have kept the bubble canopy on top for TWA. 

[ysi_maniac]

Regional liner based in North American B-45 Tornado.

[McColm]

Would the Boeing B-52 make a great airliner?

[Weaver]

Nice interior shot of a BOAC Avro Lancastrian. Not a lot of room, is there!

Pic posted on Twitter by @Fly_BOAC here: https://twitter.com/Fly_BOAC/status/1452567784270057473?s=20