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Offline brady

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I.A.R. 80/81 a new toy and a new country:)
« on: December 17, 2001, 07:59:00 PM »
This Romanian fighter would be fun addation to the MA and bring a compleatly new country as well, check it out....

 

The I.A.R. 80's flying characteristics were reported to be excellent, highly maneuverable with heavy firepower. A pressurized cockpit was provided and there were several variants, the I.A.R. 81 was a dive-bomber and long-range fighter. Production ceased in January 1943. The I.A.R. factory in Brasov was heavily damaged by Allied bombers in April-May 1944. In 1950 the Aircraft Repairing Shops {ARMV} in Bucharest remanufactured a number of I.A.R. 80's into a two-seat trainer version, the I.A.R. 80 D.C., in the Pipera Industrial Complex. The trainer retained the original's excellent aerodynamic qualities.

IAR-80 4 FN 7.92 guns in wings-50 built
IAR-80a 6 FN 7.92 guns-90 built
IAR-80b 4 FN 7.92 guns, 2 13.2mm cannon, new radio gea-31 built
IAR-81 6 FN 7.92 guns, 1 250kg {550 lb} C/L 4 50 kg. {110 lb} U/L-50 built
IAR-81a 4 FN 7.92 guns, 2 13.2 1 250kg {550 lb} C/L 4 50 kg. {110 lb} U/W-29 built
IAR-81b 2 20mm Oerlikon {MG FF}, 4 FN 7.92 2 drop tanks-50 built
IAR-81c 4 FN 7.92 guns, 2 20mm. Mauser MG 151 wing hard points-38 built
IAR-80 D.C. Two-seat trainer, used until 1952

 Above data and text taken from hear:http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farmer/120/iar.html

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« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2001, 09:09:00 PM »
Yep, I've mentioned it before. It was a fairly good aircraft for its time. I think a few were claimed by P-51s who mistook them as Fw190s over Romania. Firepower would be kind of light for the MA.

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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2001, 09:15:00 PM »
Not for the one with 2 MG151/20.  :)

Good plane for MA.

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« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2001, 09:36:00 PM »
What Photoshop filter did you use for the screenshot?  ;)
Dat jugs bro.

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« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2001, 09:46:00 PM »
Didn't a P38 group run into these at Ploesti and call them as Fw's?

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« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2001, 10:03:00 PM »
Another "bonus" for AH--they haven't been done in a MMp sim before   :)


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« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2001, 11:54:00 PM »
I did a post on it last year about this time I think, it would be fun for the MA.

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« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2001, 12:12:00 AM »
A bit slow, but it would be fun. (After all, If we just want to win we'd be plugging for MB5's  :D )

For a good fictional read on the most (in)famous air mission in that neck of the woods:

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« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2001, 03:36:00 AM »
im fascinated by the iar80/81 since it was used extensively against p38s and b24s raiding ploesti  :)
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« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2001, 03:44:00 AM »
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Originally posted by J_A_B:
Another "bonus" for AH--they haven't been done in a MMp sim before    :)

They are in Il-2, although to my knowledge you cannot fly them.  Il-2 ain't MMP, but it is MP.  ;)

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« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2001, 04:50:00 AM »
Sancho,

I flew IAR81 in IL-2.
Though.. only with that arcadish external view  ;)

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« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2003, 02:01:02 AM »
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« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2003, 02:25:26 AM »
The holy grail!  A plane which has no use in the MA and scenarios!  :D

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« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2003, 08:36:11 AM »
That was nasty Funked :)

and so cruel  :D

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« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2003, 10:14:15 AM »
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Originally posted by straffo
That was nasty Funked :)

and so cruel  :D


and so true :)