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By 1939, the independent city-states of Wyoming had formed an alliance to
preserve their independence and defend their land from other nations making
claims. By 1941, they had several protypical aircraft in their skyways and
abroad, protecting their interests.
In 1942, the Wyoming United enclave put into service a bomber, the Laramie B122:
The design is reminiscent of the Hughes-Lockheed Firebrand. A flying wing with
vertical aileron around the landing gear bays, but no tail assembly, the
aircraft maneuvers using flaps on the wing edges.
The B122 isn’t as agile or fast as other planes, but is heavily armored and can
be armed to its proverbial teeth. In addition to two .70 caliber guns mounted on
either side of the cockpit, it carries four rockets and two Peacemaker bombs in
its “light” configuration, more in its expanded “terraforming” configuration.
The B122 can attain an altitude of roughly 38,000 feet, due to the increased
surface area resulting from the flying wing design, and has a top speed of about
280 knots.
There isn’t much data on the Laramie B122, but this photo from the archive
reveals much about how such an advanced craft came about so quickly in 1940’s
Wyoming:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=586069
The pilot is unknown, but the man on the right has been identified as Dr. Duke
T. Burglar, a nomadic time traveler from the early 21st century. Dr. Burglar is
notorius for fumbling throughout the time stream, assisting fringe groups with
technological advances seemingly beyond their means.
PLMKWYT!!
-Nick
Design notes:
-Landing gear - this whole thing started out as a project incorporating hidden
landing gear and propellers. The hardest part was building a
body/thorax to hold the big bombs and the pilot. Thanks to technic
pins, the modular design will alow me to tinker with the body forever
or until my fingers fall off, whichever comes first.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=586068
-I am SO glad that you guys inspired me to dig into the heretofore unused “damn
propellers” drawer. Special thanks to GA Sandlin for hooking me up with a
great site to learn more about the Crimson Skies back story.
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