Consolidated B-24 Liberator
(Replica)
History
B-24 42-72994 'Bolivar', was part of the 30th Bomber Group. It was so famous it was sent home in 1944 to help raise money on a War Bond Tour. It had been flown on 81 combat missions with three different flight crews. As such it was a very unusual veteran of the Pacific, unheard of among B-24s. The record for a B-24 during WWII was 114 combat missions for a plane in Europe . Someone in Washington D.C. thought it would boost bond sales for folks to be able to see and touch an aluminum clad hero so they sent The Bolivar home. Flying in Southern California turned out to be more difficult than the Pacific. The Bolivar crash landed on November 10, 1944 at Vultee Field in Los Angeles and was trucked to a scrap yard. — The American Air Museum In Britain
Special Controls
VTOL Up: Flaps Deployed
AG 1 + VTOL Up: Bomb Bay Open, Flaps Deployed
AG 2 + Pitch and Roll: Turrets and Waist Guns
Pictures
Notes
Flight performance is normal and accurate.
To stay level while bombing, activate Group 2 for the guns, but stay in Air-to-Ground mode. This will activate the gyroscope intended for the turrets, but you won’t have to worry about shooting them.
This is my highest part count build ever. While I can run it on my phone, I wouldn’t recommend spawning any A.I craft when on a mobile device.
Like all of my other builds, this plane was built, tested, and flown on high physics.
After 2 months, 20 unlisted and forum posts, and lots of help from other players, here it is in all of its glory: The B-24.
Specifications
Spotlights
- AircraftoftheRedStar 4.3 years ago
- CRJ900Pilot 4.3 years ago
- Locurapuntocom 4.3 years ago
- ACEPILOT109 4.3 years ago
- AWESOMENESS360 4.3 years ago
- MonsterAvgeek 4.3 years ago
- HeavyC22 4.3 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 127.5ft (38.9m)
- Length 98.1ft (29.9m)
- Height 20.5ft (6.3m)
- Empty Weight 71,786lbs (32,561kg)
- Loaded Weight 86,326lbs (39,157kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.139
- Wing Loading 45.0lbs/ft2 (219.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,916.3ft2 (178.0m2)
- Drag Points 48841
Parts
- Number of Parts 633
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 2,428
Congrats on winning!
Nice Work!
Paint: 10/10
Flyability: 9/10
Weapons: 10/10
Aesthetics: 10/10
Accuracy: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
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@Blue0Bull thanks!
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Can you make this post a successor to this challenge? https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/bSG0md/WW2-Bomber-Challenge-Open
Sorry to be asking again. I intend to make it a successor from the get-go, but I forgot. If you can’t, I understand.
@ThePropellerIsAFan : Thanks for the vote of the f4u.If you want to see more of ww2,I just posted something new right now.I hope you like it.
Awesome work! The text on the side is very well done!
@AWESOMENESS360 thank you! I really appreciate it.
I can tell you poured a lot of hard work and effort into this, and it definitely shows! Great job on this B-24, you’ve earned my upvote and spotlight.
@ThePropellerIsAFan enjoy it
@Locurapuntocom wow, I wish I could say I planned that out. Cool coincidence!
@ThePropellerIsAFan Bolivar... the same name as the liberator of Sourth america, btw today we are on the independence day of my country, coincidence, i think not
This is super cool! @ThePropellerIsAFan
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Do you want me to be a tester for you?@ThePropellerIsAFan
Awesome!
@ThePropellerIsAFan also this is very cool and detailed! it should be featured!
@ThePropellerIsAFan np!
@FireFast212 lol, yeah...there were a lot of those. Thanks for the up, too!
i saw your "help" post!
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