What were the other planes that competed with the Boeing 299?

[VinceB17]

This quote is on Wikipedia about the Boeing 299 (later to become the B-17)...

The Boeing 299 was the original bomber design made by Boeing to fulfill a request by the United States Army Air Corps for a bomber capable of carrying 2,000 lb of bombs 2,000 miles at 200 mph. In 1935, the Boeing 299 competed with several entries by other companies at an evaluation at Wright Field.

I was just wondering if anyone knows what the other entries by other companies were?

 

[Vincenzo]

Douglas B-18 maybe the winner

 

[Graeme]

I was just wondering if anyone knows what the other entries by other companies were?

Vince, according to Mike Spick, The Martin B-12 and the Douglas DB-1 competed against the Model 299.

 

[Vincenzo]

the DB-1 it's the B-18

 

[VinceB17]

Thanks everyone , also just came across this on the Air Force Link page about the 299 - Air Force Link - Aircraft

The competitors of the B-299 were the Martin 146 and the Douglas DB-1, which were both twin-engine designs. The Army decided to purchase 65 service test examples of Model 299 under the designation YB-17.

 

[Vincenzo]

see here Boeing Model 299
Douglas B-18 Bolo
martin model 146, http://www.marylandaviationmuseum.org/pdf/146_spec.pdf, is not B12 they are model 139 Martin B-12

 

[VinceB17]

And just to round it off i've had confirmation from Boeing that the competition was the Douglas DB-1 and the Martin 146.

 

[Matt308]

Who the heck speaks for Boeing?

 

[VinceB17]

Well the email came from...

Michael Lombardi
Corporate Historian,
The Boeing Company

 

[seesul]

And just to round it off i've had confirmation from Boeing that the competition was the Douglas DB-1 and the Martin 146.

Yep, I´ve found the same on Wikipedia. Both of them 2 engine bombers.
Is it you who asked the same question at ArmyAirForces.com ?

 

[seesul]

Well the email came from...

Michael Lombardi
Corporate Historian,
The Boeing Company

Vince, could you post Mike´s e-mail address?
I´d like to speak to him about this http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/b-17g-20-mm-cannon-onboard-13838.html

 

[VinceB17]

Yep, I´ve found the same on Wikipedia. Both of them 2 engine bombers.
Is it you who asked the same question at ArmyAirForces.com ?

Yep that was me