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Supermarine Strafe Mk.I

119k DestinyAviation  8.1 years ago

Controls:
Action Group 8 to activate/deactivate engines
VTOL down to retract the nose gear

History: The Supermarine Strafe series was meant as a line of attack aircraft to neutralize convoys (ships and land-based vehicles), destroy cargo trains, destroy airfields, and other dangerous missions. It say one pilot in a strange configuration, seeing as the cockpit was inside the fuselage with no forward-facing canopy for the pilot. Instead, the pilot would use a periscope to find their targets. It was equipped with eight Browning machine guns in the wings and had seven hardpoints on the aircraft. It was used, to great effect, by the RAF, RAAF, RN, RNZAF, RDAF, SAF, FAF, RCAF, Armee de l'Air, and RNAF.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 54.6ft (16.6m)
  • Length 45.1ft (13.8m)
  • Height 17.5ft (5.3m)
  • Empty Weight 10,683lbs (4,846kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,683lbs (4,846kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.374
  • Wing Loading 22.2lbs/ft2 (108.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 482.2ft2 (44.8m2)
  • Drag Points 5196

Parts

  • Number of Parts 184
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 723
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    *airborne

    8.1 years ago
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    @DestinyAviation so it's like a aurborne submarine attacking transport aircraft? XD

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    67.8k PINK

    Still, it would be quite dangerous @DestinyAviation

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    This wouldn't really take off from aircraft carriers, mostly from land-based airfields @PINK

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    67.8k PINK

    It also makes landing more dangerous, especially for a naval aircraft. @DestinyAviation

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    That is an interesting design

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    Nice! It looks a lot like my seafire :3

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    Well, it does give the aircraft a lower profile, more protection from frontal attacks to the aircraft (a head-to-head attack with an enemy aircraft). @PINK

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    67.8k PINK

    ....Bad idea. @DestinyAviation

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    Through a periscope @PINK

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    Why is it cockpit so low, how can he/she see forwards?

    8.1 years ago