Notes:
-Good cockpit view
-Noseheavy and slightly challenging takeoff
Controls:
-Action group 1: Drop bombs
-Action group 2: Jettison drop tank
History: In 1947, the United States needed to supply the West German air forces with more recent and updated aircraft. They made several different concept designs, one of which being the XP-47G by Republic. The XP-47G was designed to be made in West German factories. It was meant as a medium fighter and light attack aircraft. All five of the submitted concepts never even made it to prototype phase because the USAF preferred the promise of jet aircraft over the propeller planes.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 52.2ft (15.9m)
- Length 40.2ft (12.3m)
- Height 18.1ft (5.5m)
- Empty Weight 10,009lbs (4,540kg)
- Loaded Weight 10,009lbs (4,540kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.399
- Wing Loading 22.0lbs/ft2 (107.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 454.7ft2 (42.2m2)
- Drag Points 8437
Parts
- Number of Parts 161
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 650
Sorry I missed your build, @ChiChiWerx
Weird alternate-universe Thunderbolt, I like it...@XxcreedexX, @DestinyAviation is correct, given the technology at the time (all analog/mechanical), it was just impracticable to adjust the two gear retract motors or mechanisms to operate at exactly the same speed, plus not really necessary, provided they both eventually came up or down. If you watch any of the older WWII films of airplane takeoffs, you'll clearly see it. Even the Duchess I recently flew didn't have perfectly synch'd gear. When I put that LG handle down, I would watch to see those green "down and locked" lights came on and would hold my breath for the half second between the first and last green light illuminating! So glad someone else built a plane with asymmetric gear operation, I did the same on my B-24 build, but no one noticed...:(
Because a lot of propeller aircraft at this time (middle of WWII to early 1950s) had landing gear that did not retract at the same time. I'm not sure why, but that's how it was. @XxcreedexX
@DestinyAviation Very nice airplane, upvote is being sent your way!
soon
I did that on purpose @XxcreedexX