ME-701 BumbleBee
A German WW2 Dive bomber, the 701 was meant to serve alongside the older Ju87 Stuka. Just like the Stuka, it forgot how to dogfight in the prototype stage and decided it didn’t like hard G turns. So, here we have a decent little dive bomber with some night interception capabilities! Armed with two 50mm cannons and payload capacity for two 250 pound bombs, it could do some serious damage if it decided to drop a couple rounds on your head. It had superior speed to nearly everything on the battlefield. If it couldn’t out gun it, it could out run it. This incredible speed came from having two very powerful engines housed in a streamlined structure. Even though it was fast, it still didn’t end the fate of Germany, although it did cause more casulties on the Allied side. And a fun fact, it got it’s name from the large, sharpened point on the tail. So, enough of the story! On to the controls! As long as you know how to fly a plane, you should be good. Controls are normal. Safe Flying, TAS P.S don’t through her around like a fighter, massive airspeed loss is bound to occur with continous movement.
Specifications
Spotlights
- flame0w 3.8 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Dive Bomber Challenge [CLOSED]
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 40.6ft (12.4m)
- Length 36.9ft (11.3m)
- Height 18.7ft (5.7m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 7,808lbs (3,541kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.479
- Wing Loading 41.5lbs/ft2 (202.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 188.4ft2 (17.5m2)
- Drag Points 3321
Parts
- Number of Parts 39
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 362
Love it!
Looks :
8 Points
Manuverability :
7 Points
Decals/Details :
6 Points
Armament :
9 Points
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Tailgun :
No (0 Points)
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Interior :
No (0 Points
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+5 Points for the Cool Concept and description!....
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Total :
35 Points
This was lossely based on a German prototype that never flew. The Me-329