The Fokker Atlantic XO-27 (AF-16)
On 9 June 1929, the USAAC ordered two XO-27 observation/bomber prototypes from Atlantic.
It was a cantilever monoplane powered by two V-1570-9 Conqueror V-12 liquid-cooled engines of 600 hp each, mounted in the leading edge of the wing.
The landing gear was retractable, the three crew members sat in open cockpits at the top of the fuselage.
Later, the Army gave greater priority to completing the XO-27 as a light bomber, and one XO-27 was therefore designated XB-8.
The Fokker Atlantic XO-27A (AF-16)
The XO-27 prototype was fitted with an enclosed cockpit and powered by Curtiss V-1570-29 in-line engines in 1932.
This version was designated XO-27A
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