Long-range Recce B-17 & 29

[Tophe]

To increase range very much a second fuselage full of gasoline was required:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/face_B17z-29z.jpg

[McColm]

You could also build the Boeing B-54

[Tophe]

Yes, sir! Thanks!

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/b54rz-boeing.jpg

[Tophe]

Between the B-17 source and the B-29 source was a B-24, this is not Boeing at all but anyway I may show you the related Recce twin-fuselage version:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/b24z-front-foto.jpg

[McColm]

Thanks,  the B-32 would also look good as well 

[Tophe]

Yes, as the Consolidated B-24 was a source, the Consolidated B-32 was one too, for a member of this family:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/rb-32-twin-dominator.jpg

[McColm]

Yes, as the Consolidated B-24 was a source, the Consolidated B-32 was one too, for a member of this family:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/rb-32-twin-dominator.jpg

Thanks Tophe. The B-36 already had the range.

[Tophe]

  Yes, the Consolidated R-36 was the (secret) ancestor of the Convair B-36:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/b36_d.jpg

[McColm]

Thanks 👍

[Joe C-P]

Too symmetrical Tophe!  You need a zwilling combining a B-17 and a B-24. with mixed engines and turrets; I think the B-17's inner, B-24's outer.  Late model ships, of course, so you get the off-set pair of nose turrets, one up and one down.

JoeP

[Tophe]

Thanks JoeP, here is the B-17/B-24 mix of your dream. I just went further a little in asymmetry, without searching for engine balance...

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/b-17b-24-combo.jpg
The asymmetric undercarriage might have been a little fragile...

[bluedonkey99]

Surely the answer to this quoting PR19_Kit, is "longer wings"?

There isnt any problem that cant be solved by longer wings!   

[Tophe]

Uh? Extending the wings on which one?
This is easy on the vector drawing related to B-36, but less easy on the photographs (requiring to "invent" pixels in the background)...