Having supplied Whitley bombers to Brazil already the Air Ministry and the government give blessing for British firms to offer new equipment to Brazil.
Avro offers its new bomber, the 683 Lancaster; developed by Roy Chadwick this design is superior to the latest designs entering service worldwide and has a self-defence armament of powered nose, dorsal and tail turrets armed with .303in Browning MGs. The nose and dorsal turrets have two MGs each and the tail turret four; the bombload is 14,000lbs in a ventral bomb bay. A crew of seven is carried.
Dimensions; 102/ 69.6/ 20/ 1,297 sq ft; 4x 1,650hp Rolls-Royce Merlin VII; max speed 287mph at 11,500ft; cruising speed 210mph at 20,000ft; range 2,530 miles with 7,000lb bombload and service ceiling 24,500ft.
Boulton Paul offers the P.90 Birmingham; developed to Spec B.12/35 for a new four-engined heavy bomber to replace the AW. Whitley. This all-metal four-engined bomber has a crew of six and can carry 14,000lbs of bombs at 248mph at 15,000ft. The 28 500 or 250lb bombs are carried on Boulton Paul rotating magazine carriers and are interchangeable with other standard RAF carriers and carriers for seven 2,000lb bombs. Defensive armament is one nose turret with twin .303in Browning MGs, one retractable twin ventral turret and a Boulton Paul ‘dumbbell’ type tail turret armed with four .303in Browning MGs in stub winglets to cut drag. For the Brazilian order Boutlon Paul offers to fit RR Merlins if desired.
Dimensions; 100/ 77.3/ 20.5/ 1,450 sq ft; 4x 1,150hp Napier-Paxman Pilates II; max speed 290 mph; range 2,900 miles and service ceiling 35,000ft.