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Offline trigger2

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Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« on: March 08, 2009, 02:43:17 PM »
Well, four of 'em...

First off, an Italian plane, the Falco I, Reggiane Re 2000.




An Italian single seat fighter aircraft. One of the three principal radial-engined Italian fighters of WWII. Its designers, Alessio and Longhi, were strongly influenced by the contemporary US Seversky p-35.

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 7.99 m (26 ft 2.5 in)
Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 20.4 m² (219.59 sq ft)
Empty weight: 2,090 kg (4,608 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,850 kg (6,283 lb)
Useful load: 911 kg (2,009 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Piaggio P.XI RC 40, 986 hp (731 kW)
Performance

Maximum speed: 530 km/h (329 mph)
Range: 1,400 km (870 mi)
Service ceiling 10,500 m (34,450 ft)
Rate of climb: 11 m/s (3,175 ft/min)
Armament


Guns: Two 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns.

Next, the Fairey Firefly, a British naval fighter (CV PLANE!!!) First flown on Dec. 22, 1941.






General characteristics:
Crew: Two (pilot & observer)
Length: 37 ft 7 in (11.46 m)
Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
Wing area: 330 ft² (31m²)
Empty weight: 9,460 lb (4,254 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 14,020 lb (6,359 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Griffon IIB liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,730 hp (1,290 kW)

Performance:
Maximum speed: 316 mph (275 knots, 509 km/h) at 14,000 ft (4,300 m)
Range: 1,300 miles (1,130 NM, 2,090 km)
Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,530 m)
Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 5 min 45 sec

Armament:
4 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannons
2 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) bomb or 8 × 60 lb (27 kg) rockets


And last, but not least, the Fairey Fulmar (EW/MW plane). It served in no fewer than 14 FAA Squadrons, accounting for more than 100 enemy aircraft and playing a useful role until the appearance of more advanced types such as the Seafire and Firefly.




General characteristics

Crew: Two
Length: 40 ft 2 in (12.25 m)
Wingspan: 46 ft 4¼ in (14.13 m)
Height: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
Wing area: 342 ft² (32 m²)
Empty weight: 7,015 lb (3,182 kg)
Loaded weight: 9,672 lb (4,387 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 10,200 lb (4,627 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Merlin 30 liquid-cooled inline V-12, 1,300 hp (970 kW)
Performance

Maximum speed: 272 mph at 7,250 ft (438 km/h at 2,200 m)
Range: 780 miles (1,255 km)
Service ceiling 27,200 ft (8,300 m)
Wing loading: 28 lb/ft² (137 kg/m²)
Armament


8 x 0.303 in Browning machine guns wing-mounted, and occasionally 1 x .303 in Vickers K machine gun in rear cabin
2 x 100 lb (45 kg) or 250 lb (110 kg) bombs


4: Give us our vodka back in the LA7... It's not worth the flyin if you can't do the drinkin. ;)
« Last Edit: March 08, 2009, 04:42:50 PM by trigger2 »
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Offline Anaxogoras

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Re: Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2009, 03:06:39 PM »
Uhhh, you do realize that the Italian airplane you have pictured does not have a radial engine, right? :uhoh
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Re: Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2009, 03:07:59 PM »
The aircraft you have pictured, we have in game.

Offline B4Buster

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Re: Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2009, 03:28:10 PM »
Trigger you can't copy and paste everything you see on Google.  :rolleyes:

And err...didn't you just ask for these about a month ago?  :huh
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Re: Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2009, 04:39:49 PM »
Trigger you can't copy and paste everything you see on Google.  :rolleyes:

And err...didn't you just ask for these about a month ago?  :huh

Grabbed the wrong picture from my comp. xD And they're from an encyclopedia set of weapons of the 20th Century I got when my grandad passed away...

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Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
And it was about 4 months ago. (:
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Re: Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2009, 02:34:04 AM »
Keep in mind the Firefly you are showing is not the WW2 version, but the Korean war version.
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Re: Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2009, 04:26:21 AM »
The aircraft you have pictured, we have in game.
Which one :huh The top one looks like an LA but the rest look like good add ons except the third too slow ;)
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Re: Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2009, 10:25:21 AM »
I'm all for the Firefly. But remember we cant have the lV or the V because they dont make the criteria. Which means we wont get the 2,330 HO Griffon 72 because I dont believe the MK- lV entered combat before the war was over with. I'm going from memory here so feel free to correct me.

The MK-l would be a competitive aircraft, but still your leaving about 50 mph on the table. Still a non-perk 4 Hispano CV born ride, and tough to boot, would be an instant hit. Mots of all for the guys who'll ask 4 times if "ack is down" before they launch. :lol

The Firefly had good range, a respectful bomb load, great cannons, and would be a fine fit in the game.

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Re: Bringing back some old wishes of mine...
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2009, 02:54:15 PM »
Keep in mind the Firefly you are showing is not the WW2 version, but the Korean war version.

The first one, maybe so, but the 2nd isn't. ;)
I'm all for the Firefly. But remember we cant have the lV or the V because they dont make the criteria. Which means we wont get the 2,330 HO Griffon 72 because I dont believe the MK- lV entered combat before the war was over with. I'm going from memory here so feel free to correct me.

The MK-l would be a competitive aircraft, but still your leaving about 50 mph on the table. Still a non-perk 4 Hispano CV born ride, and tough to boot, would be an instant hit. Mots of all for the guys who'll ask 4 times if "ack is down" before they launch. :lol

The Firefly had good range, a respectful bomb load, great cannons, and would be a fine fit in the game.

"Is the ack down yet"?  :rofl

Glad you think it'd do well. (:
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