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Offline Charlie

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A request for the Aussies
« on: December 15, 2007, 04:07:55 PM »
the Boomerang!!!

Yes I realise with its slow speed it will get its arse kicked, however, it was flown alot during WW2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_Boomerang

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
Height: 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)
Wing area: 225 ft² (20.9 m²)
Empty weight: 5,373 lb (2,437 kg)
Loaded weight: 7,699 lb (3,492 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 305 mph (265 knots, 491 km/h) at 15,500 ft (4,730 m)
Range: 930 mi (810 nm, 1,500 km)
Service ceiling: 29,000 ft (8,800 m)
Rate of climb: 2,940 ft/min (14.9 m/s)
Wing loading: 34.2 lb/ft² (167.1 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (256 W/kg)
Armament
Guns:

2× 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano or CAC cannons
4× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns
Bombs: Could be fitted when the large drop tank was not carried

Offline lyric1

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« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2007, 08:35:41 AM »
Have a lot of pictures of them but most of them are of crashed planes would not bode well for the game if included. lol  

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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2007, 12:50:13 AM »
DUCK!!!
The Few ***
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Offline Gowan

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« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2007, 08:31:46 AM »
duck goose?