Friday 17 June 2016

Arsenal VG-37/38/39bis/40/50

Today it's the turn of the unbuilt projects of the VG-30 variants.
There were many.
The VG-37 was a projected extended-range version of the VG-36. We couldn't find further info about it's lookings so we assumed that it would've had extra fuel tanks mounted in the wings, it should be considered as purely hypothetical as it's not based in actual blueprints.
The VG-38 was a regular VG-36 powered by an Hispano-Suiza 12Y-77 which was left unbuilt.
The VG-39bis was a regular VG-39 with the P-51 type streamlined radiator and it was intended to be the production version of the VG-39. It would've been powered by the back then, newly manufactured, Hispano-Suiza 12Z-17.
The VG-40 was another variant projected this time powered by a British Merlin III engine and, the VG-50 would've been a variant powered by an American Allison V-1710-39 engine. The designation VG-50 was also used for another trasatlantic airplane airplane that was left unbuilt.










Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_VG-33
2. Le Fana de l'Aviation - Arsenal VG-33

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