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Offline tuba515

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P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« on: October 20, 2016, 12:55:53 PM »
I'm keeping this one simple this time! Please can we have the p61 !!!!!!!!!!!!!    Its one of my favorite night fighters of WW2 ! I mean we have the 410 110 Mossie etc  why not give us the p61 to add to the night fighter list please !!!!!!!        :airplane:         ps those four 20 mm (.79 in) cannons and 4 50 calls would be amazing  :pray  :rock


Crew: 2–3 (pilot, radar operator, optional gunner)
Length: 49 ft 7 in (15.11 m)
Wingspan: 66 ft 0 in (20.12 m)
Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Wing area: 662.36 ft2 (61.53 m2)
Empty weight: 23,450 lb (10,637 kg)
Loaded weight: 29,700 lb (13,471 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 36,200 lb (16,420 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65W Double Wasp radial engines, 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) each
Propellers: four-bladed Curtiss Electric propeller, 1 per engine
Propeller diameter: 146 in (3.72 m)
Fuel capacity:
Internal: 640 gal (2,423 L) of AN-F-48 100/130-octane rating gasoline
External: Up to four 165 gal (625 L) or 310 gal (1,173 L) tanks under the wings
Performance
Maximum speed: 366 mph (318 kn, 589 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,095 m)
Combat range: 610 mi (520 nmi, 982 km)
Ferry range: 1,900 mi (1,650 nmi, 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 (250 W/kg)
Time to altitude: 12 min to 20,000 ft (6,100 m) (1,667 ft/min)
Armament
Guns:
4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano AN/M2 cannon in ventral fuselage, 200 rounds per gun
4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in remotely operated, full-traverse upper turret, 560 rpg
Bombs: for ground attack, four bombs of up to 1,600 lb (726 kg) each or six 5 in (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.

Offline tuba515

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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2016, 01:01:10 PM »
also that climb rate !!!!!!  :x :rock

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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2016, 01:08:41 PM »
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+1
I agree!
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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2016, 02:59:39 PM »
+1
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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2016, 01:03:56 AM »
No.

Aircraft that had a greater influence on the war, like the Beaufighter, should have a higher priority.
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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2016, 07:21:41 AM »
+1!!
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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2016, 07:52:18 AM »
No.

Aircraft that had a greater influence on the war, like the Beaufighter, should have a higher priority.

This got me thinking.  What other aircraft, that had a significant impact on the War, remain to be included in AH?

Besides the Beaufighter's extensive service in multiple theaters, there is the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, which I think was responsible for sinking more Japanese tonnage than any other aircraft...but what other planes are there?  Something Russian I bet...

Offline tuba515

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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2016, 12:26:45 PM »
No.

Aircraft that had a greater influence on the war, like the Beaufighter, should have a higher priority.

I totally agree we need the beaufighter !   The Only downside is well it will be another of many early war aircraft. It will be fun and I want it in game , but the p61 is just so cool!!! Haha and oboe the IAR 80 possibly?

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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2016, 07:21:27 PM »
P-61 was a great turner as well for its size....3rd for American fighters behind the FM-2 and P-63 (per America's Hundred Thousand book).

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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2016, 07:35:31 PM »
Not very fast though, 366mph @ 20k. But about equal to the Moss 6 and 110G.
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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2016, 08:36:17 PM »
Not very fast though, 366mph @ 20k. But about equal to the Moss 6 and 110G.

The P-38M was faster.
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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2016, 08:46:02 PM »
The P-38M was faster.


How many of those saw service?  50? 


Agree the the P-61 should be included in the planeset but not before the BeauFighter.  Don't get me started on the JU-52
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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2016, 11:18:04 PM »
About 135 ish saw service  but I could be wrong can some one fact check it ? I know it was very active in both fronts and the Pacific it wracked up alot of kills

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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2016, 12:12:34 AM »
I would like to see a radar that works on it. It is a night fighter and IF we are going to have it lets have the radar modeled. It was a rather rudimentary radar compared to modern ones so I think it would not be too unbalancing to have it. Besides if we can get real night in SEA play then it would be cool to have it. We could get the Ju-88G down the road too.
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Re: P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2016, 02:14:11 PM »
P61 have even higher wingloading than the 410... thought that was impossible  :devil
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