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Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I NF

26.5k KingOfTypos  2.0 years ago

ANNOUNCEMENT

this version will be basic for now (so basic, it has no cockpit intruments), the VR version is going to be on a seperate post (an Unlisted one) as it takes a bit too much time (for me without experience doing cockpit intruments).

VARIANTS (WiP)

INTRODUCTION


The Boulton-Paul Defiant was a Turret Fighter initially designed for shooting down Bombers. The plan was to get close underneath the bombers to maximize shot effectiveness. This proved however to be fatal since theyre escorted by fighters. With no forward guns, they have no ways of dogfighting with its mediocre performance and thus they were repurposed as Night Fighters. They were put out of service not long after the introduction of the Bristol Beaufighter and the de Havilland Mosquito twin boom fighters.

CONTROLS

  • AG4 - Auto-Aim turret
  • AG8 - Nav Lights
  • Turret Gun Camera - Camera Aim (-7/+58 elevation and +/- 135 Arc)
  • VTOL down - Flaps

GALLERY

CREDITS

Credits to Tang0Five's Defiant as i recycled the Landing Gear from his.
Credits to PlanariaLab for fixing the Auto-Aim codes
Lastly. credits to Alisuchanka with his Berezin Camera Aim codes.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 39.1ft (11.9m)
  • Length 35.4ft (10.8m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 5,914lbs (2,682kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,747lbs (3,514kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.132
  • Wing Loading 25.7lbs/ft2 (125.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 301.3ft2 (28.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2770

Parts

  • Number of Parts 562
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 2,133
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    26.5k KingOfTypos

    I actually made a mistake, its not "Philip James Saunders", but "Philip James (H) Sanders".

    Source

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    1,920 C47skytrain

    Hey @KingOfTypos, where is the unlisted version with the cockpit?

    1.8 years ago
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    26.5k KingOfTypos

    @Something5353 ah, so its gonna be another post.... Though, i heard you can just access aircrafts posts through "favorites" section in your acc through VR.

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    You said that the VR version will be an unlisted build, but if I am not mistaken, us VR players have no way to access unlisted crafts

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    if i seen that in my spitfury ill furiously be roaring at speed and raining him down with 8 7.7mm browners

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    22.1k Zero0Two2

    Fuck yes finally

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    5,880 FarrowTECH

    @KingOfTypos giga Chad move purposely misspell every 5th word

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    26.5k KingOfTypos

    @Bryan5 yeh, the last "decently looking" defiant post before this one is like 3.7 Years ago. This build of mine should bring justice with how much time and "tech" went on over the past years of updates and development. So i expect someone to make a whole lot detailed and better than this build of mine in the upcoming future.

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    26.5k KingOfTypos

    @FarrowTECH doesnt mean i cant edit them out to correct my typos xD

    Oh and, some of them are just assumptions, like the aft antenna sliding down. I may not be keen on small details but i do sometimes do the mechanisms purely for aesthetics.

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    5,880 FarrowTECH

    There's a suspicious lack of typos. Thought you were the king of 'em. Nice plane tho, love the attention to detail of the compliant mechanism.

    +4 2.0 years ago
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    I’ve been making one of these for like 4 months and I’ve only finished the fuselage lol

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    26.5k KingOfTypos

    @BogdanX yeh, i should have downloaded a curveable one on the website. And scale it up/down to match it.

    My only concern was the part count possibly making the aircraft go up to 660+.

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    26.7k Bryan5

    Very Good 👍
    Probably the best Defiant on the website currently

    +5 2.0 years ago