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B-26 - 6/15/2003 9:55:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Does anyone know of a kit or any plans to a B-26. Price is not a factor. I would like a kit better because i am an intermediate builder.


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B-26 - 6/15/2003 10:17:28 PM   
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Which B-26?

The "Real" Martin Marauder B-26, or the Douglas A-26 that was also designated B-26 (for a while, then back to A-26)?

And also, how big?

Quuite a few kits and plans for the Douglas A/B-26 in a good variety of sizes, but for the Martin pickings are slim.

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B-26 - 6/15/2003 10:46:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		I do not care what model really but the b-26B (i think the b is for berkley i do not remember) but i was thinking under 100" wingspand.


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B-26 - 6/15/2003 10:54:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Jerry Bates has a nice set of plans for a Martin B-26 at about 101"

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B-26 - 6/15/2003 11:00:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		I just looked at those plans. Do you know anyone that could cut the balsa and other stuff form me. I do no have any tools to do it or i would do it myself.


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Which B-26 - 6/15/2003 11:22:12 PM   
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The "B" model would still be a Martin, the first "Short wing" version, 65' span. The B-26C was the first 71' airplane.

And if you really don't care which one you might as well get an AeroCommander. They are all high wing planes with wing mounted engines, but otherthan being conventional airplanes they look entirely different.

Picture of the Martin plane attached. I'll try to find a Douglas picture and post that also. You can decide which you want after that.

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B-26 - 6/15/2003 11:34:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		Heres a link to all the info, including kit cutters;
http://www.scaleaero.com/jerrybates.htm
The B-26 is under Group IV.
I have seen two that were built from "Precision Cut Kits", and they are both very nice.
http://www.precisioncutkits.com/

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B-26 - 6/15/2003 11:50:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bill the Martin was the one i was looking at. Do you know of any plans for that?


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Douglas version - 6/16/2003 12:15:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		The caption on the picture says A-26A, but before they were sent to Thailand they were the B-26K.

In the early days of the Viet Nam war Thailand didn't want any bombers based there, so the USAF changed the B(omber)-26K to the A(ttack)-26A. If you're a politician it makes sense, to a sane human being it's ridiculous.

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B-26 - 6/16/2003 12:44:43 AM   
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Just checked "Precision Cut Kits," they have these two "In stock,"
quick shipment upon your order:

B-26 MARAUDER J. BATES 106.5" span
B-26 B. MARAUDER PALMER 71" span

These probably are "Short" kits, meaning just the cut wood parts. You will have to supply all the stock wood sheets and blocks, hardware, etc. And the plans also have to be purchased separately.

Usually either the kit cutter or the plans supplier will have fiberglass cowlings, the clear plastic for the canopies, so forth available. And for the popular ones you can count on Robart to have (expensive) retracts for sale.

You would be well advised to make a complete listing of everything you'll need, these things get expensive in a hurry. It's easy to spend $10K before you know it.

And please, figure a twin trainer in your cost. A plane like this is WAY too hard to fly to have it as your first twin. The maiden flight could easily last no more than a few seconds, and end with a multi-thousand dollar pile of trash at the end.

But it's your time and your money, bear in mind the value of free advice. Haw.

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B-26 - 6/16/2003 1:30:51 AM   
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the USAAS designations of the production varients of this aircraft were:

B-26

B-26A

B-26C

B-26F

B-26G

AT-23 Training varient

TB-26 Target tow varient

There was a wide variety of experimental versions including one modified B-26G known as the "Middle River Stump Jumper' with tandem bicycle main gear for a failed Martin project (XB-51). The technology which ended up being used by Boeing for the B-47 and B-52.


DOUGLAS

The USAAF/USAF designations of the production varients of this aircraft are:

A-26B

A-26C

FA-26A

In 1948 with the changeover to the USAF and redesignation, with the martin airplanes no longer in service the still in service A versions became:

B-26B

B-26C

In 1962 a much modified attack version by On Mark engineering
was designated:

A-26A and later a COIN version became the:

B-26K

Like the Martin aircraft there were many one off experimentals and the most interesting here was the XA-26F with a General Electric J-31 turbojet in the fuselage that reached 413 mph with a payload. Wouldn,t this make an interesting scale project.

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B-26 - 6/16/2003 1:33:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here's a pic of the model of the one Bill postsed a picture of. Personally, I'm partial to the B-26K/A-26A version by On Mark. There were only 40 of those made. On Mark Engineeering converted them from original B-26 airframes.
Randy

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B-26 - 6/16/2003 1:49:00 AM   
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Pretty airplane.

I also think the Douglas plane is the prettier of the two, so long as it's the "Glass" nose version. The "K" model just looked like a bulldog, and while well suited to the purpose, they're not terribly good looking.

I have a picture of a beautiful Douglas glass nose, I'll try to compress it to the point of being able to post it, then come back and do it.

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B-26 - 6/16/2003 1:53:31 AM   
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I think there were also a very few Martin B-26B models, the last ones with the 65' wing. The Martin "C" had the 71' wing.

And didn't we have a conversation a while back about these planes?

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Glass Nose A/B-26 - 6/16/2003 2:04:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here's a nice nose on a Douglas.

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