History

The Falken K-47 was a speedy heavy fighter which could also be used for ground attack or recon missions, the crew consisted of a pilot and a gunner/radio operator, and the aircraft was equipped with a radio and an oxygen supply for both crew members, it was a really advanced aircraft for it’s time.

The K-47 had an all-metal construction, featuring gull wings for better aerodynamics and an H-tail for better field of view for the gunner, with the naval variant, K.47B, being equipped with pontoons.It proved to be a really good aircraft, having good handling for a plane that size and being well liked by the mechanics for it’s ease of maintenance. Two variants were made, K-47A, the army variant, and K.47B, the navy variant. It served until 1939, when it was retired because of the war.

The Abaian War

The Abaian war, named after the sea which it began, started in 1931 when an Estian destroyer got lost and wandered into Felkan waters, being intercepted by a Felkan cruiser, which had a long story of being enemies with Estio. They got really close and the Felkan crew started shouting insults at the Estian battleship, they did too, and this went on for about 5 minutes when a Felkan sailor fired one of the ship’s main guns at the destroyer, which responded by sinking the Felkan cruiser. This caused Felka to retaliate by sinking an Estian aircraft carrier and a destroyer which were performing an exercise, the destroyer being the one who sunk the Felkan cruiser. This then escalated into a full blown war, which only ended one year later, in 1932, when Estio finally surrendered, and although they didn’t loose any territory, the defeat caused a huge blow in the country’s morale. This was one of the major factors for the start of WW2, which started when Estio, still salty about the defeat 7 years ago, attacked various Felkan air bases.

Crew

Chico “Chiquinho” Machado was the pilot of this K.47B and Oscar “Avestruz” Melo was the gunner/radio operator, they served in the Abaian War and World War 2 and survived, they retired shortly after WW2 and remained best friends for the rest of their lives.

Chico and Oscar customized their K.47B by painting it with a flashy blue and Felkan markings in the wings and tail and swapping the rear MGs for a 20mm cannon, which they got after salvaging it from a beached Felkan ship they found, they then named the K.47 “Bichinho”. (Which means little animal in portuguese) ((the translation sounds weird, I know))

Misc

Top Speed: 415 km/h at 1,500 meters
Takeoff Speed: 170 km/h
Stall Speed: 130 km/h
Manufacturer: Falken
Produced: 1930-1932
Numbers Built: 800
Powerplant: 9-cylinder radial engine with 800 hp
Armament: 2 fixed Escreva 12,7 mm guns, 1 rear 20 mm cannon and 4 60 kg bombs

Features

•The turret is controled by you camera.
•The cannon’s magazine is ejected when it runs out of ammo.
•Detailed cockpit.
•The plane will most likely die the second any part is destroyed (I tried to make a damage model, but SP’s weird part collision response had other plans).
•I’m scared of how many parts it has.

Controls

AG-1: Activate Turret
AG-2: Auto-pilot
AG-3: Bail out
AG-7: Jettison payload

Army variant