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".........., well......, what the fudge?!" - Prof. Anton Veeblefitzer, totally loaded on Klingon Blood Wine!

Ahem...., a classic Prof. A. Veeb' design, built in competition to the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress", the Consolidated B-24 "Liberator", etc., etc., in the mid and late 1930's, in this particular alt' universe (Hey! The Prof. gets around, you know!)
Powered with 8 x Wright R-3550 radial motors, rated at over 2,000 hp each, the craft could attain speeds just exceeding 300 mph, unloaded of course. Cruise speed was a more normal 240 mph. Range was 3,000 miles.
It could carry a 10,000 lb bomb load, or an equal weight in cargo.
Armament consisted of 8 x 37mm Auto Cannon located in powered turrets along the fuselage.
Crew consisted of anyone who volunteered to fly in this thing. However, the crew gave credit for the craft having outstanding visibility at all positions. Long tunnels in the "neck", and "tail" of this beast gave crew members access to their stations.
Pictured is the sole prototype, nicknamed the "Flying Brontosaur".
Asked why he designed the machine, as such, Prof. A. Veeb', could only burp out: "Why not (bloorch)?!"

(With credit to Ben Thomas, for the colorized photo of the WW2 bomber crew pictured, led by Lt. R.W. Biesecker, assigned to the 569th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, England, in 1944. And with love and respect for all of those courageous crew members who fought to defend civilization)

Description
".........., well......, what the fudge?!" - Prof. Anton Veeblefitzer, totally loaded on Klingon Blood Wine!

Ahem...., a classic Prof. A. Veeb' design, built in competition to the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress", the Consolidated B-24 "Liberator", etc., etc., in the mid and late 1930's, in this particular alt' universe (Hey! The Prof. gets around, you know!)
Powered with 8 x Wright R-3550 radial motors, rated at over 2,000 hp each, the craft could attain speeds just exceeding 300 mph, unloaded of course. Cruise speed was a more normal 240 mph. Range was 3,000 miles.
It could carry a 10,000 lb bomb load, or an equal weight in cargo.
Armament consisted of 8 x 37mm Auto Cannon located in powered turrets along the fuselage.
Crew consisted of anyone who volunteered to fly in this thing. However, the crew gave credit for the craft having outstanding visibility at all positions. Long tunnels in the "neck", and "tail" of this beast gave crew members access to their stations.
Pictured is the sole prototype, nicknamed the "Flying Brontosaur".
Asked why he designed the machine, as such, Prof. A. Veeb', could only burp out: "Why not (bloorch)?!"

(With credit to Ben Thomas, for the colorized photo of the WW2 bomber crew pictured, led by Lt. R.W. Biesecker, assigned to the 569th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, England, in 1944. And with love and respect for all of those courageous crew members who fought to defend civilization)