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European Union Strategic Bombers. Airbus A450 and A460

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ysi_maniac:
I do not want to be politically controversial, this is just an historical fiction

With Trump's decission to abandon NATO, UK performs a second Brexit from NATO too. NATO is completely disbanded. Europen continental countries remain alone in front of a progresively more agressive Russia. France is the only nuclear power.

In this state of things, EU countries decide to extend the European Treaty to defense issues too. Main countries, by population, (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Poland) begin 2 big join projects:
1- to produce last generation nuclear weapons
2- to design a strategic bomber. Airbus will be main contractor

Here are 2 proposals

Less ambitious A450



and ambitious stealth A460

Kerick:
Interesting designs!

elmayerle:

--- Quote from: kerick on February 04, 2017, 08:29:54 PM ---Interesting designs!

--- End quote ---
Agreed!  Both appear to be eminently capable of being modeled, too.  Does the A-460 have two or four engines?  I could see it with four using two per exhaust "tough" or just two larger engines.

ysi_maniac:
^^^^
As can guess, A460 is an scaleoramed YF-23: 2:1 that's to say about 40 m long. As I began to draw I began to think in 4 engines disposed in 2 pairs.

perttime:
Interesting... I believe additions to heavy transports would also be needed. Airbus A400M with EU roundels might be a start. Or do we need a jet?

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