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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #150 on: January 12, 2012, 10:26:40 AM »
No it isnt. AH has the export model of the F2A-1 (Model 239). There was a ban in US on exporting engines designated for the military and thus Model 239 was equipped with R-1820G5, a civillian model of the Cyclone 9.

950hp Wright R-1820-G5
how did you get to 1000hp in your chart... rounding? Or Finnish improvements?
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #151 on: January 12, 2012, 10:54:42 AM »
The rule of thumb (from what I'm told) is all planes in the game are configured as they left the factory. 
No field mods allowed, except for that one plane of course.
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #152 on: January 12, 2012, 11:04:46 AM »
950hp Wright R-1820-G5
how did you get to 1000hp in your chart... rounding? Or Finnish improvements?

No rounding. It produces 1000hp with its take off setting.

Source: Brewster Aeronautical Corporation Report 350: Detail Specification for Model 239 Airplane Class VF
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #153 on: January 14, 2012, 10:53:29 AM »
No rounding. It produces 1000hp with its take off setting.

Source: Brewster Aeronautical Corporation Report 350: Detail Specification for Model 239 Airplane Class VF

850hp at 6k and 750hp at 15k <2100rpm>
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #154 on: January 14, 2012, 10:59:53 AM »
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #155 on: January 22, 2012, 02:50:13 AM »
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #156 on: January 23, 2012, 06:33:24 PM »
850hp at 6k and 750hp at 15k <2100rpm>

That's the max. continuous power setting. It develops more on max. military setting.

The power outputs in my table are maximum sea level outputs for all planes.
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #157 on: January 26, 2012, 05:27:23 PM »
HTC should definitely put this plane on their to do list.

However, I think it belongs near the bottom. There are many more aircraft and vehicles that played a much bigger part in the war.
B-17E/F, Stuart, PNZR III, He-111, Ki-43, Ju-87G(tank killer I think), etc.

I'm not really sure how the Brewster got dragged into this, but I do know that it played a significant part in one theater of war and a minor part in another (as a different model, but the same plane nonetheless).

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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #158 on: January 28, 2012, 06:33:29 PM »


PORT DOUGLAS, QLD. 1944-03-16. A BOOMERANG AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 SQUADRON RAAF LAYING A SMOKE SCREEN OVER THE BEACH
TO SHIELD THE INVASION EXERCISE (DOUGLAS EXERCISE) OF THE 6TH DIVISION.
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #159 on: February 03, 2012, 11:59:12 AM »
RAAF Boomer ready to escort RNZAF corsairs



Come on Boys lets GO!!

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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #160 on: February 03, 2012, 01:06:26 PM »
From Australia's performance testing of the Boomerang:

Performance in level speed:

Sea level - 260mph
5000ft   - 280mph
10000ft - 295mph
15000ft - 295mph
20000ft - 300mph
25000ft - 285mph
30000ft - 260mph
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #161 on: February 03, 2012, 01:33:52 PM »
RAAF Boomer ready to escort RNZAF corsairs

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Come on Boys lets GO!!

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That second pic is great.  Those big bombers do need an escort.  :D
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #162 on: February 03, 2012, 03:25:36 PM »
From Australia's performance testing of the Boomerang:

Performance in level speed:

Sea level - 260mph
5000ft   - 280mph
10000ft - 295mph
15000ft - 295mph
20000ft - 300mph
25000ft - 285mph
30000ft - 260mph


Lyric already posted the Australian figures in this thread and you can see the complete documents.

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/flight-test-data/45970d1185675946-boomerang-performance-thread-boomerang-engine-cooling-trials.pdf

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/flight-test-data/45971d1185675946-boomerang-performance-thread-boomerang-stats-handing.pdf

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/flight-test-data/45972d1185675946-boomerang-performance-thread-boomerang-twin-wasp-operating-figures.pdf

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/flight-test-data/45973d1185675946-boomerang-performance-thread-durability-tests-boomerang.pdf

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/flight-test-data/45974d1185675946-boomerang-performance-thread-emergency-power-performance-boomerang.pdf

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/flight-test-data/45976d1185676281-boomerang-performance-thread-modified-pressure-head-boomerang.pdf

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/flight-test-data/45977d1185676281-boomerang-performance-thread-performance-data-boomerang.pdf

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/flight-test-data/45978d1185676281-boomerang-performance-thread-performance-handling-boomerang.pdf


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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #163 on: February 04, 2012, 10:22:15 PM »
That second pic is great.  Those big bombers do need an escort.  :D

Yup, and I was holding onto it to put in a week or so as well  :rolleyes:

Now I will have to find something else to post, which,  hopefully wont be too long. One of my squaddies is going to work on a restoration project, and in some pictures he posted I spied a Boomerang in the back of a hangar, at the moment it doesn't have the engine attached, when it does I'll ask him to take a photo or two.
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Re: CAC Boomerang request thread #1 of 1000
« Reply #164 on: February 05, 2012, 04:20:05 PM »
Yup, and I was holding onto it to put in a week or so as well  :rolleyes:

Now I will have to find something else to post, which,  hopefully wont be too long. One of my squaddies is going to work on a restoration project, and in some pictures he posted I spied a Boomerang in the back of a hangar, at the moment it doesn't have the engine attached, when it does I'll ask him to take a photo or two.

Ahhhh I'm sorry bout that,
I had also been waiting a few months to post it myself  ;) Great Pic!

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