Profile image

Midway Challenge Dauntlesscat

105k GuyFolk  4.3 years ago
Auto Credit Based on TriStar's (Fictional only) Battle of Midway Challenge

Hi

This is my entry for Battle of Midway Challenge(Fictional only).

So... story time.

June 1942, Midway atoll.
Just a week before battle of midway, An unnamed mechanic had just finished repairing F4F Wildcat.
So he think to himself, the attack is coming soon and we need more aircraft.
He noticed that there are F4F and Dauntless wreckage lying around, some missing wings some missing a tail etc, maybe those wreckage is not useless after all.
There are 2 broken Wildcat each with perfectly fine engine but one had one wing missing and the other missing a wing and the tail section broke off.
Close by is a Dauntless with broken wings leaking gasoline.
3 hours pass by in a hangar with gasoline fume.
And he got an idea!!!

A week later and he is in his Frankenstein dive bomber he made from those wreckage, ready for bombing the enemy fleet.
As he gaining speed for take off, an elevator form the right Wildcat broke off and the second one is broke off too, pff... this is fine, he think to himself.
And the plane fly anyways, but all of the sudden, the tail section of his left Wildcat just fall off his plane.
"You still airworthy?" the bomber beside him asked.
"Yes, this is.... weight reduction" the crazy mechanic answer his radio.

So he press on the attack to the enemy fleet.
.
.
.
.
.
After that day, no one had ever saw him again.
Some says he is the one who sunk an aircraft carrier with his extra large bomb.
Some says he dive so fast the entire bombing mechanism broke off and go with the bomb.
Some says he never get to the enemy fleet at all.
Who knows.....

Controls:
-AG1: Drop all bombs.(I just make it drop bombs old fashion way, no bomb sight)
-trim to trim

ENJOY!!!

Ps. This plane is heavy and asymmetric so it becomes unstable at low speed, lower than 280km/h the plane will become sluggish.

Ps.2 Some piece may broke off and some control surface is left dangling, it is normal and are part of the show.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.264
  • Wing Loading 44.5lbs/ft2 (217.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 340.0ft2 (31.6m2)
  • Drag Points 7094

Parts

  • Number of Parts 229
  • Control Surfaces 3
  • Performance Cost 1,302
  • Log in to leave a comment
  • Profile image
    105k GuyFolk

    @Cyan
    Thanks, I don't mind waiting for this craft to be rated.

    4.0 years ago
  • Profile image
    30.0k TriStar

    Production variant has been rated

    4.0 years ago
  • Profile image
    105k GuyFolk

    @MajorSix Production version is here!! Dauntless Cat

    4.3 years ago
  • Profile image
    6,450 Flewey

    @GuyFolk Neat! Sounds good!

    4.3 years ago
  • Profile image
    105k GuyFolk

    @MajorSix Actually I have had the production version in mind, a bit different and look a lot cleaner. That'll be my next entry if I can build it in time.

    4.3 years ago
  • Profile image
    6,450 Flewey

    You know what would be awesome? If you made a production version of this. Like, without all of the wood and parts playing off.

    4.3 years ago
  • Profile image
    105k GuyFolk

    @Eiro I'm trying to build Frankenstein style plane that barely flying and had some piece fly off here and there. To be honest, building an accurate replica and high part cont is really not my things but I tried anyways. Hope you like it :D

    4.3 years ago
  • Profile image
    30.0k TriStar

    Wat

    4.3 years ago
  • Profile image
    5,805 NavalGunnery

    Bruh it even looks good

    4.3 years ago