Author Topic: It's time for another italian fighter in Aces High!!! (Read 1622 times)

LUPO · « **on:** May 10, 2002, 06:44:27 PM »

Engine One 1,475 hp Daimler-Benz DB 605A-1 V-12 inline liquid-cooled piston.
Dimensions: Span: 36 ft 1 in / 11 m.
Length: 28 ft 7 3/4 in / 8.73 m.
Height: 10 ft 4 in / 3.15 m.
Wing area: 219.58 sq ft / 20.4 m2.
Weights: Empty: 5,732 lb / 2,600 kg.
Maximum: 7,960 lb / 3,610 kg.
Max speed: 390.5 mph at 22,800 ft / 628.5 kph at 6,950 m
Cruise speed: 320 mph / 515 kph
climb rate: Time to 6,560 ft / 2,000 m: 1 min 55 sec
13,120 ft / 4000 m: 4 min 28 sec
19,685 ft / 6,000 m: 6 min 33 sec
Max dive speed 582 mph /988 kph
Service ceiling: 37,730 ft / 11,500 m
Range: 1600 miles / 1000 km with 3 drop tanks (int. fuel only: 646 miles)
Armament:

Two 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns with 350 rounds each in upper engine cowling.
One 20 mm Mauser MG 151 cannon with 150 rounds firing through propellor hub.
Two 20 mm Mauser MG 151 cannon with 200 rounds each in wings.
Up to 2,200 lb / 1,000 kg bomb or fuel tank under fuselage.
Two wing hardpoints for 353 lb / 160 kg of bombs.
Or three droptanks, a single central 240 liter tank and two 100 liter wing tanks.

REGGIANE RE2005

LUPO · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2002, 06:49:41 PM »

EW Bridges of 93 Squadron RAF (whose Spitfire mkVIII was shot down by a RE2005):

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"I tried to shake the fighter from my tail: sharp climbing turn, split S, violent downward spyral, no way. I saw tracers running around my head all the time, felt hits several times. The aircraft was badly shoot up, I barely managed to roll it with loose stick and bale out at low altitude"

Citabria · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2002, 03:45:25 AM »

bring the mc200!

Dr Zhivago · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2002, 03:59:29 AM »

We need more italian planes but i prefer MC200...

EvilDingo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2002, 05:31:08 AM »

You're crazy. The Re2005 is an excellent MA competent aircraft. I've been lobbying for it for a while. I tried a bribe thread but it fell flat.

What about the Fiat G55? Another awesome italian fighter.

Wilbus · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2002, 05:36:13 AM »

It should have been added a long time ago.

Dr Zhivago · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2002, 05:43:58 AM »

How about adding these planes to game...

Fiat G.50 - italian and finnish version
Fiat G.55
Re2005

S.M.79
S.M.82
Z.1007bis
P.108 B

No biplanes at this list...

gatt · « **Reply #7 on:** May 11, 2002, 06:13:37 AM »

Hi LUPO, you never give up eh?

IMHO HTC wont model another Series 5 fighter (Re.2005 or G.55).
Probably they'll model a much more representative C.200, Re.2001 or a medium torpedo/bomber, like the SM79 .... but only God knows if and when

LUPO · « **Reply #8 on:** May 11, 2002, 10:12:41 AM »

Yep, gatt: I never give up!

I think your reply is correct, but in fact we have to understand what we want. If we are looking for an excellent MA aircraft, than we need a Series 5 fighter (and I humbly suggest the beautiful bird above).

But if we're looking for a glamourous bird for scenarios, than we REALLY REALLY NEED (I'm agree with you) the final devlopment of the SPARVIERO: the legendary S.M.79-III.

The S.M.79, predominant among Italian bombing aircraft, was an extremely efficient machine and perhaps the most succesful land based torped- bomber of the war. To the Italian nation, the Sparviero was everything that the Sptfire was to the British and Zero-sen was to the Japanese. It possessed excellent handling qualities and was favoured over all other bombers by its crews. Was active throughout the Mediterranean, the Balkans and North Africa and the Aerosiluranti achieved considerable succes, sinking carrier as H.M.S. Eagle and destroyers as Jaguar, Legion, Southwall, Husky, Kujavik, as well as other British naval vessels and cargo ships.

cajun · « **Reply #9 on:** May 11, 2002, 12:24:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Dr Zhivago
How about adding these planes to game...

Fiat G.50 - italian and finnish version
Fiat G.55
Re2005

S.M.79
S.M.82
Z.1007bis
P.108 B

No biplanes at this list...

Add CR42 Italian biplane!:D

Widewing · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2002, 12:40:38 PM »

You can read about the RE-2005's ancestery by going to:
RE-2000

RE-2000

RE-2005

My regards,

Widewing

brady · « **Reply #11 on:** May 11, 2002, 12:58:59 PM »

Cant Z 1007, and any Italian ftr would be cool by me, but I would half to say that a CR 42 or a MC 200 would rock:)

LUPO · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2002, 03:07:46 PM »

Of course I'm agree with you, Brady!

CR42 was a great plane and, in a way, a very special one for me.
You have to know that the youngest brother of my grandma was a biplane pilot in WWII. He died in the skies of Albania. Was shot down after he destroyed a Blenhaim.
Sometime we'have to rember that those beutiful birds that we love so much in RL were built in order to kill people. Real people. But, this is just a game. A wonderful game that can also remember about loved ones.

If interested, you can find his history here:
Nicola Magaldi, biplane pilot

the picture above was copyright from Archivio D'amico-Valentini and found on the beautiful Hakans aviation page

Dr Zhivago · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2002, 06:54:14 AM »

Kevin14 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2002, 11:15:55 AM »

We really need the Centauro, "Regarded by many as the best Italian fighter to achieve service", it had x3 20mm and x2 13mm and in some cases x5 20mm. It could also be a torpedo-bomber with one torpedo underneath the fuselage. We really need this plane!