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for FSX and FS9....
The
A-26B Invader Project at the Sim Out-House Combat Flight Center
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=30945 So, hopefully soon, Invader fans can take one up in MS Flight Sim 9 and X, then come here and whine for a perked A-26B Invader for use in AHII like I do. Buff drivers need another perked bomber.
A lot of pictures, paint schemes, and information regarding the A-26 Invader at the above site, while they work on developing the A-26 Invader for FX9/X.
Cockpit pictures and sketches. Detail pictures. Many examples of skins.
A couple restoration projects out there too, again with information and pics.
http://www.historicalaircraftsquadron.com/phase.htmhttp://www.sgamboti.com/cts/a-26_project/index.htmFor those unfamiliar with the
A-26B Invader, it was a high performance medium bomber/attack plane during late WWII and saw military service from August 1943 until final retirement from Air Guard in 1972. They flew in the Pacific Theater, the European Theater, Korean War, Vietnam, and small conflicts from Central America, Asia, and Africa. Some converted to business planes for corporate executives and military brass, and, probably most famously, as water bombers to fight forest fires. Quite a few still around.
They began arriving in England in September 1944 for assignment to the 9th Air Force and entered combat two months later on Nov. 19. Invaders began operations in the Pacific Theater in January 1945.
2452 to 2502 Aircraft were built (sources vary, and may or may not include prototypes).
The A-26B "solid nose" Invader was seen more in WWII, the A-26C "glass nose" with Norden bombsight was also used... Invaders could be converted between the B and C models in the field in a couple hours, and often a B model that got the glass canopy was re-designated a C model.......but not always..... this has led to some confusion about the B and C models in surviving aircraft, A-26 websites, and restoration information.
Originally, the optional wing guns were mounted in gun pods on very early models. The water-injected R-2800-79 engines wing panels with
internally-mounted guns, increased tank capacity, and provision for underwing rockets were introduced on the production line with the A-26C-45-DT block, and allowed an additional 2,000 pounds of ord to be mounted on the wings.
Details:Type: Attack / Medium Bomber
Crew: Three
SpecificationsLength: 51' 3" (15.24 m)
Height: 18' 6" (5.64 m)
Wingspan: 70' (21.34 m)
Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50 m²)
Empty weight: 22,850 lb (10,365 kg)
Loaded weight: 27,600 lb (12,519 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 35,000 lb (15,900 kg)
PropulsionNumber of Engines: 2
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 "Double Wasp" 18-cylinder radial engines
Horsepower: 2000 HP each (1,500 kW)
PerformanceNormal Range: 1400 miles (1,200 nm, 2,300 km)
Maximum (ferry) range: 3200 miles
Cruse Speed: 284 mph
Max Speed: 355 mph (308 knots, 570 km/h) at 15,000 feet
Ceiling: 22,100 feet (6,700 m)
Rate of climb: 1,250 ft/min (6.4 m/s)
An altitude of 10,000 feet could be attained in 8.0 minutes
Wing loading: 51 lb/ft² (250 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.145 hp/lb (108 W/kg)
ArmamentGuns:
8× 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in the nose
6× 0.50 in M2 machine guns in the wings (gun pods or internally mounted)
2× 0.50 in M2 machine guns in remote-controlled dorsal turret
2× 0.50 in M2 machine guns in remote-controlled ventral turret
Bombs: 6,000 lb (2,700 kg)-4,000 lb in the bomb bay and 2,000 lb external on the wings (post A-26C-45-DT block introduction).
C-model typically was built with 2 forward firing .50's, plus turrets, and additional guns were added to the wings once delivered for operations in the field. C-models performed as pathfinders and observation aircraft often, and were fewer in production numbers.
