Bombers repurposed into transports/airliners

[Dizzyfugu]

I keep looking at the Breguet Atlantique in my stash and wonder how I could turn it into an airliner.

There were also plans to convert it into a flying boat(!!!). Could be combined with the airliner idea?

[McColm]

I keep looking at the Breguet Atlantique in my stash and wonder how I could turn it into an airliner.

There were also plans to convert it into a flying boat(!!!). Could be combined with the airliner idea?

The proposed Br.1250 shared many components from the Breguet Br1150 Atlantic and many aspects of the Martin P5M Marlin; deep hull,  gull-wing, high tail and weapons bay in the wing nacelles.
I tried to build this in 1/72 scale but replaced the gull-wing with the wings from the Vickers Valiant B.1, added the front and rear radomes from the BAe Nimrod AEW.3 plus two tail fins from the Avro Vulcan.

[Captain Canada]

Great thread guys.

[Spey_Phantom]

lately ive been researching some new conversion, one of witch is the CL-415 waterbomber into a bush airliner seaplane.
i think i would not requite much effort as the original CL-215 had an envisioned passenger/freight version.

i was thinking of an Heinkel He.177 passenger aircraft, but the poor engine reliablity kinda makes it unsuitable. i was also thinking of a BOAC Supermarine Walrus or Stranrear, maybe even a TWA or PanAm bird?

[zenrat]

...i was thinking of an Heinkel He.177 passenger aircraft, but the poor engine reliablity kinda makes it unsuitable...

Yes.  Passengers tend to object to the engines routinely catching fire during a flight.

[McColm]

lately ive been researching some new conversion, one of witch is the CL-415 waterbomber into a bush airliner seaplane.
i think i would not requite much effort as the original CL-215 had an envisioned passenger/freight version.

i was thinking of an Heinkel He.177 passenger aircraft, but the poor engine reliablity kinda makes it unsuitable. i was also thinking of a BOAC Supermarine Walrus or Stranrear, maybe even a TWA or PanAm bird?

The Walrus was used as an amphibious airliner in Australia carrying upto ten passengers.

[Mossie]

I keep looking at the Breguet Atlantique in my stash and wonder how I could turn it into an airliner.

There were also plans to convert it into a flying boat(!!!). Could be combined with the airliner idea?

The proposed Br.1250 shared many components from the Breguet Br1150 Atlantic and many aspects of the Martin P5M Marlin; deep hull,  gull-wing, high tail and weapons bay in the wing nacelles.

Cheers guys, looked up the Br.1250, very interesting!

[Dizzyfugu]

The Stanraer was used in Canada and British Columbia in civil airliner service, too, until the late Fifties. Here's a model of one:

Supermarine Stanraer QCA by modelldoc, on Flickr

[dogsbody]

Handley-Page Halton:




The proposed Convair Model 37, a civilian C-99:




The Consolidated Model 39:





Chris

[TheChronicOne]

As luck would have it, I just spotted a Lancastrian build on FB by Junior Slompo..

[Captain Canada]

Never seen the Model 39 before. Looks like a wide body, high winged B-29. Cool.

There was an old CBC program about flying the Stranraer in BC in the 60s. Said nothing could take a beating like those old boats. I had it on VHS.

[kitnut617]

Never seen the Model 39 before. Looks like a wide body, high winged B-29. Cool.

Based on the Privateer Todd, notice the way the engine nacelles are orientated ---

[McColm]

There were several proposals for the Convair B-32 Dominator Model 33 which commenced in mid 1941 up to September 1943, as a commercial airliner with a 56 passenger capacity in two compartments,  16 forward and 40 in the aft fuselage.  Both single and twin tail fins,  with twin and four engines,  radial and turboprops were also considered but none were built or converted for such purposes.
This would make a basis for a whiff or two.

[NARSES2]

Never seen the Model 39 before. Looks like a wide body, high winged B-29. Cool.

Based on the Privateer Todd, notice the way the engine nacelles are orientated ---

It's a new one on me as well.

Those darker rectangular panels on the upper fuselage behind the trailing edge have got me thinking of an airliner with skylights/viewing windows. First Class cabin obviously 

[zenrat]

At risk of blowing my own trumpet, I may have built one or two repurposed bombers...

Arado AR-196
Frankston Skycabs Ar 196 006 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Bristol Beaujumper
Beaujumper 4 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Bristol Blairgowrie (backdated rather than repurposed).
Bristol Blairgowrie 11 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Caproni Ca311
Caproni Ca 311 010 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Turbocat
Turbocat 1 13 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Privateer Express
Consolidated Privateer Express - Old No. 1  - 1 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Douglas Skyraider
Douglas AD-5 Skyraider  - 8 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

GAL Porthus
GAL 50 Porthus 007 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

ziking Ragnar
ziking Ragnar  - 2 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Mitsubishi Ki-46
Mitsubishi Ki-46iii 6 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Weston C-25 Marion
Weston C-25G Marion - 10 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Savoia Marchetti SM-81
Savoia Marchetti SM81 4 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr