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Focke-Wulf TA-155C/U5 Moskito II

119k DestinyAviation  7.9 years ago

Notes:
-Sorry, bad cockpit view
-Very fun to fly

Controls:
-VTOL: Flaps
-Action group 1: Bombs
-Action groups: 2-5: Rockets (Inferno missiles)
-Action group 7: Landing lights
-Action group 8: Navigation lights

History: In 1944, with the development of the TA-154 canceled for good, Focke-Wulf took one of the older airframes and proposed an idea to the Luftwaffe high command. The plan was to upgrade the TA-154 to have the canopy and cockpit section look more like the Heinkel He-219 Uhu (which also allowed to plane to generate less drag) and replace the propeller engines with two Jumo J330A jet engines (fictional). Seeing as Germany was now desparate for jet aircraft, the project was approved and development began immediately. Within a month the TA-154 had been converted into the TA-155, with two other aircraft being built to test different armaments. The TA-155A was lost due to a faulty round (from a 30mm cannon mounted in the wing) exploding in the chamber, which blew the wing off the aircraft. The pilot successfully bailed out. The TA-155B and its pilot were lost after a similar malfunction in one of the nose-mounted 30mm cannon, which blew the entire cockpit off of the airframe. The final version, the TA-155C was not fitted with 30mm cannons, but instead was given a staggering total of eight 20mm cannons (four in the nose and four in the wing roots). The aerodynamic airframe combined the power of the engines gave the aircraft a a deadly top speed of close to 700mph (1,120km/h), which would have made it near impossible for Amy allied aircraft to target it. The TA-155C took flight on August 15, 1944, and worked perfectly. The Luftwaffe high command was impressed with the design and ordered full scale production. Only three more were built by the end of the war. On November 1, 1944, the sole TA-155 (at this point, only one existed) intercepted a flight of American B-17G bombers, with thirteen of them being shot down. The pilot of the 155C was injured during the attack and was forced to bail out soon after. He left a grenade in the cockpit before bailing out to prevent the aircraft from falling into enemy hands. The largest part found form the wreckage was a 3in piece of the engine.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 50.9ft (15.5m)
  • Length 37.5ft (11.4m)
  • Height 14.4ft (4.4m)
  • Empty Weight 22,360lbs (10,142kg)
  • Loaded Weight 28,837lbs (13,080kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.337
  • Wing Loading 86.7lbs/ft2 (423.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 332.5ft2 (30.9m2)
  • Drag Points 8549

Parts

  • Number of Parts 255
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 988
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    Even better, there is No cockpit view

    7.9 years ago
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    Yeah, but too long @Treadmill103

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    17.5k Dynimerous

    @DestinyAviation huh ok that makes sense

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    106k SimpleFlow

    @DestinyAviation
    No problem man

    7.9 years ago
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    Hey @SimpleFlow, thank you've so much for the spotlight! I really appreciate that!

    7.9 years ago
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    I'm not entirely sure what it was used for. My best guess is that on some planes the wire (presumably for communication) would go through the ring, but other than that I can't think of anything else. @Dynimerous

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    3,012 JettStorm

    Very nice take on the Ta-154!

    7.9 years ago
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    17.5k Dynimerous

    Awesome! What's the deal with the ring on top? I've seen it on a few planes...

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    8,412 A3

    Great job mate!

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    106k SimpleFlow

    @Mrloominati
    Yep!

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    1,878 Mrloominati

    Nice aircraft btw

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    1,878 Mrloominati

    Both you and @DestinyAviation and @SimpleFlow at 70k. Good job

    7.9 years ago