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Offline grizz441

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Flying Jeeps
« on: February 11, 2012, 04:14:48 PM »
A useful addition to the aces high ground game would be the addition of the Hafner Rotabuggy, or flying jeep.  I propose that this craft require a perk cost to use, but could be quite effective at resupplying friendly tanks in a battle.  The current jeep can get the job done, but this would be nice to have in certain applications where the terrain is rugged, the journey is far, or there are too many perils en route to resupply.  Provided below is some limited data for modeling purposes, but I'm not sure what the max alt ceiling is.

Rotabuggy data:
ROTOR SPAN:
46 ft. 8 in. (12.4 m.)

GROSS WEIGHT:
3,110 lb. (1411 kg) including
550 lb. (241 kg) for rotor unit DESIGN MAX. SPEED:
150 mph (241 km/h)

EST. RATE OF DESCENT:
960-1,980 ft/min
(4.9-10 m/sec)




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Offline MachFly

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2012, 04:27:32 PM »
For a second I thought DavidWales actually made a sensible thread. 


How many of these were build?
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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 04:27:48 PM »
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Offline grizz441

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 04:29:07 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on February 11, 2012, 04:27:32 PM
For a second I thought DavidWales actually made a sensible thread. 


How many of these were build?

According to wikipedia, one.
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Offline Karnak

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2012, 04:31:15 PM »
That looks like an excellent way to die.
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Offline MachFly

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2012, 04:57:12 PM »
Quote from: grizz441 on February 11, 2012, 04:29:07 PM
According to wikipedia, one.

Well then I'm sure you know that HTC wont add it unless it saw squadron service.
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Offline RTHolmes

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2012, 05:14:03 PM »
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Offline lengro

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2012, 05:33:41 PM »
HTC is already working on it:

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2012, 05:54:28 PM »
hey grizz the one you killed going up the mountain wasnt funny enought  :rofl.

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2012, 06:42:49 PM »
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Offline Reaper90

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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2012, 07:44:30 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on February 11, 2012, 04:31:15 PM
That looks like an excellent way to die.

That's funny, that's pretty much what I said to my wife when she asked me why I wanted to build my own airplane.  :lol
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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2012, 11:56:42 AM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on February 11, 2012, 05:14:03 PM
yeah sure :rofl

If you look closer, that is its rate of descent, not climb.  The 150 mph seems to be a stretch though.
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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2012, 12:03:24 PM »
Quote from: guncrasher on February 11, 2012, 05:54:28 PM
hey grizz the one you killed going up the mountain wasnt funny enought  :rofl.

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While he was a 262 no less..........  lol

If I could have gotten airborne he was toast.  :neener:
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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #13 on: February 14, 2012, 11:08:38 AM »
What about his little beauty?  Not sure if it is considered a field modification... :D
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Re: Flying Jeeps
« Reply #14 on: February 14, 2012, 02:24:48 PM »
Quote from: waystin2 on February 14, 2012, 11:08:38 AM
What about his little beauty?  Not sure if it is considered a field modification... :D
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that is definitely field modified.  ww2 pilots didnt have beards.


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