the 279 is more of a meme tank the 292 is kinda normal
Yes.
But these bombers are useful. They just need to be buffed so their less fragile and a slight br adjustment and they’ll all be fun
I’d personally like to see 2 ai planes accompany the player who spawns a plane.

In the case of anything huge the B-29 / TU-4 / TU-95M / B-52 they should get an air escort fighter appropriate to their br. Just 1 though.
Tu-95m? (If it’s an 8.0) gets an 8.0 escort. (Perhaps the player can assign one they’ve unlocked?)
B-52 would get an 8.3 in ARB, and a 8.7 in ASB.
And in order to get the 100% reward an incoming player would have to kill all 3 vehicles.
if the main player vehicles is the first taken out have it swap to another one, such as how the scout planes in naval work kinda. Give all the planes the same decals as the players vehicle (unless it’s a fighter escort) and make it so in ARB or AAB, the name that appears above the player is above both vehicles to not show which one they’re controlling.
I think this is the best solution to all problems.