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Offline FLACKO

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P-61b
« on: March 29, 2009, 02:06:38 AM »
Just a thought. would love to tear the skies up with a Widow. Either the B or C variant or both
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Offline B4Buster

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2009, 08:06:20 AM »
Not really any use...It would just be a hangar queen if we got one of the earlier variants, also

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Offline FLACKO

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2009, 12:18:09 PM »
Performance

    * Maximum speed: 318 knots (366 mph, 589 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,095 m)
    * Combat range: 530 nm (610 mi, 982 km)
    * Ferry range: 1,650 nm (1,900 mi, 3,060 km) with four external fuel tanks
    * Service ceiling: 33,100 ft (10,600 m)
    * Rate of climb: 2,540 ft/min (12.9 m/s)
    * Wing loading: 45 lb/ft² (219 kg/m²)
    * Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (25 W/kg)
    * Time to altitude: 12 min to 20,000 ft (6,100 m) (1,667fpm)

Armament

    * Guns:
          o 4× 20 mm Hispano M2 cannon in ventral fuselage, 200 rounds per gun
          o 4× 0.50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns in upper turret, 560 rounds per gun
    * Bombs: for ground attack, four bombs of up to 1,600 lb (726 kg) each or six 5 inch (127 mm) HVAR unguided rockets could be carried under the wings. Some aircraft could also carry one 1,000 lb (454 kg) bomb under the fuselage.


 :O I hardly call these stats a "hanger queen"
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Offline Yeager

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2009, 01:06:36 PM »
P61 entry into AH will be problematic as it was designed and built strictly as a night fighter with airborne radar.  I doubt HT would go through the trouble of designing and adding a on board radar system that would be worthless in the day light and I personally would hate to see night return to the game.

Love the 61 though.
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Offline B4Buster

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2009, 01:31:46 PM »
Quote from: FLACKO on March 29, 2009, 12:18:09 PM
:O I hardly call these stats a "hanger queen"

read the last part of my quote again and then do some more research
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Offline Karnak

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2009, 07:48:37 PM »
P-61C was post war.

We have lots and lots and lots of US aircraft to pick from.

Yadda, yadda, yadda.

No.
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Offline Slade

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2009, 10:56:48 AM »
Add it baby. +1   :aok
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Offline avionix

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2009, 12:28:04 PM »
I have always loved the P-61.  Always thought it was one of the sexiest birds from WWII.  Would love to see it.  Would think they would have to bring back nighttime though.
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Re: P-61b
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2009, 02:07:11 PM »
Quote from: FLACKO on March 29, 2009, 12:18:09 PM
Performance

    * Maximum speed: 318 knots (366 mph, 589 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,095 m)
    * Combat range: 530 nm (610 mi, 982 km)
    * Ferry range: 1,650 nm (1,900 mi, 3,060 km) with four external fuel tanks
    * Service ceiling: 33,100 ft (10,600 m)
    * Rate of climb: 2,540 ft/min (12.9 m/s)
    * Wing loading: 45 lb/ft² (219 kg/m²)
    * Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (25 W/kg)
    * Time to altitude: 12 min to 20,000 ft (6,100 m) (1,667fpm)

Armament

    * Guns:
          o 4× 20 mm Hispano M2 cannon in ventral fuselage, 200 rounds per gun
          o 4× 0.50 cal (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine guns in upper turret, 560 rounds per gun
    * Bombs: for ground attack, four bombs of up to 1,600 lb (726 kg) each or six 5 inch (127 mm) HVAR unguided rockets could be carried under the wings. Some aircraft could also carry one 1,000 lb (454 kg) bomb under the fuselage.


 :O I hardly call these stats a "hanger queen"

Those specs I believe came from the C model which didn't see any combat at all.  We'd get the A or B variant if the Blackwidow was added and they weren't the stellar plane you think they were.  The C model was the definitive model of the Blackwidow and usually the only one that people think of when they hear the Blackwidow name.


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Offline B4Buster

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2009, 02:16:27 PM »
Quote from: Ack-Ack on March 30, 2009, 02:07:11 PM
Those specs I believe came from the C model which didn't see any combat at all.  We'd get the A or B variant if the Blackwidow was added and they weren't the stellar plane you think they were.
ack-ack

+1

Why I told him to look at his facts again/why I said an early P-61 variant would turn into a hangar queen once the newness wore off.
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Offline vipers

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2009, 02:38:32 PM »
what about sea planes with torpedos
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Offline Enker

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2009, 05:00:18 PM »
Quote from: vipers on March 30, 2009, 02:38:32 PM
what about sea planes with torpedos

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Offline Cajunn

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2009, 11:49:33 PM »
Love that plane...... :aok +1
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Offline VonMessa

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2009, 12:01:07 AM »
Quote from: B4Buster on March 29, 2009, 08:06:20 AM
Not really any use...It would just be a hangar queen if we got one of the earlier variants, also

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Offline Kierrin

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Re: P-61b
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2009, 08:28:17 PM »
Quote from: Yeager on March 29, 2009, 01:06:36 PM
P61 entry into AH will be problematic as it was designed and built strictly as a night fighter with airborne radar.  I doubt HT would go through the trouble of designing and adding a on board radar system that would be worthless in the day light and I personally would hate to see night return to the game.

Love the 61 though.

I agree that the radar issue is a problem but I have to ask why people are against having nighttime in the game, im not trying to be stupid but I wasnt here when apparently was and am wondering about the reasoning.
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