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Ripon-Bloch B-8 (RB-141)
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Year of First Flight: 1938
Description
Conventional Aircraft
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
A twin engined light bomber. Armament comprises 1x dorsal 20mm, two nose-mounted 7.7mm MG, one ventral 7.7mm MG and a bombload of 2000kg. Self-sealing tanks fitted.
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 22,000 lbs
Weight (empty) 13,649 lbs
Length 58.9 ft
Wingspan 66 ft
Wing Area 559 sq ft
Sweep 3 degrees
Engines 2
Ripon R-1695-002S
Piston
1,695 hp
at 15,000 ft
Crew 4
Typical cost $0.088 million in 1939
Total number procured 500
Performance:
Top Speed 310 kts = 357 mph
at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 33,500 ft
Range 750 nm = 864 miles
with 4,807 lbs payload
5,112 lbs released at halfway point
Climb 1,901 fpm
Cruise 200 kts = 230 mph
at 10,000 ft
Corner Speed 200 KIAS =
231 kts at 10,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 17.1 deg/sec
Radius 2,617 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 10 ft
Bypass Ratio 74.8
Engine Weight 1790 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22.5 percent
Structural Factor 0.98
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 400 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 6.00 g
Wing Taper 0.2
Wing Thickness at Root 1.6 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.3
Number of Nacelles 2
Length 9 ft
Diameter 3 ft
Fullness 0.5
Fuselage Diameter 6 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.45
Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 0
Cleanness 70 percent
Unstreamlined section 5.2 sq ft
User equipment 1,300 lbs
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"If you want to get your face beaten and well smashed, your ___ kicked and your arms broken, contact Carlos Gracie at this adress...." -- Brazilian newspaper ad, circa 1920s
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Accrisius B-9 Albatros
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Year of First Flight: 1938
Description
Conventional Aircraft
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
A twin-engined reconaissance/ torpedo-bomber. Armament is two forward-firing 13mm MGs and two 13mm in a dorsal turret, 2,000lb bomload or one 21in torpedo.
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 18,450 lbs
Weight (empty) 11,653 lbs
Length 51.1 ft
Wingspan 59 ft
Wing Area 518 sq ft
Sweep 1 degrees
Engines 2
Ripon R-1200-015A
Piston
1,200 hp
at 10,000 ft
Crew 4
Typical cost $0.063 million in 1938
Total number procured 500
Performance:
Top Speed 269 kts = 309 mph
at 10,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 29,500 ft
Range 1,200 nm = 1,382 miles
with 2,322 lbs payload
2,578 lbs released at halfway point
Climb 1,814 fpm
Cruise 200 kts = 230 mph
at 10,000 ft
Corner Speed 193 KIAS =
224 kts at 10,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 20.6 deg/sec
Radius 2,108 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 9 ft
Bypass Ratio 81.85
Engine Weight 1410 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22.5 percent
Structural Factor 0.98
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 350 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 6.00 g
Wing Taper 0.2
Wing Thickness at Root 1.4 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.3
Number of Nacelles 2
Length 6 ft
Diameter 3 ft
Fullness 0.4
Fuselage Diameter 6 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.6
Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 0
Cleanness 70 percent
Unstreamlined section 5.3 sq ft
User equipment 1,600 lbs
__________________
"If you want to get your face beaten and well smashed, your ___ kicked and your arms broken, contact Carlos Gracie at this adress...." -- Brazilian newspaper ad, circa 1920s
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Ripon-Bloch B-10 (RB-174)
Ripon-Bloch RB-174
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Year of First Flight: 1938
Description
Conventional Aircraft
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
A twin engined three-seat light bomber. Armament comprises two 7.7mm MG in the wingroots, two dorsal and two ventral 7.7mm and a bombload of 400kg. Self-sealing tanks fitted.
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 14,000 lbs
Weight (empty) 9,471 lbs
Length 40.1 ft
Wingspan 59 ft
Wing Area 409 sq ft
Sweep 3 degrees
Engines 2
Ripon R-1200-015A
Piston
1,200 hp
at 10,000 ft
Crew 3
Typical cost $0.061 million in 1939
Total number procured 500
Performance:
Top Speed 288 kts = 331 mph
at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 34,000 ft
Range 1,000 nm = 1,152 miles
with 1,575 lbs payload
1,716 lbs released at halfway point
Climb 2,294 fpm
Cruise 200 kts = 230 mph
at 10,000 ft
Corner Speed 184 KIAS =
213 kts at 10,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 18.6 deg/sec
Radius 2,219 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 9 ft
Bypass Ratio 81.85
Engine Weight 1410 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22.5 percent
Structural Factor 0.98
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 400 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 6.00 g
Wing Taper 0.3
Wing Thickness at Root 1.4 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.4
Number of Nacelles 2
Length 6 ft
Diameter 2.75 ft
Fullness 0.5
Fuselage Diameter 5 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0.3
Pressurized Volume 0 percent
Cargo Decks 0
Cleanness 72 percent
Unstreamlined section 5.1 sq ft
User equipment 800 lbs
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"If you want to get your face beaten and well smashed, your ___ kicked and your arms broken, contact Carlos Gracie at this adress...." -- Brazilian newspaper ad, circa 1920s
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