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[F] D-3-2

14.3k dots  one month ago
Auto Credit Based on dots's [F] D-3

AG6 - jettison fuel tanks
AG7 - other pylons

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"Upgraded" D-3.
Never avionics, radar and a "new" airframe, as well as the addition of the second engine made the D-3-2 the ultimate version of the D-3.

As soon as D-3 got adopted by the [...] air force, the upgraded version, the D-3-2 rolled out. It featured countless improvements, not only to the equipment, but the flight performance as well. Two [...] engines were installed instead of one, substantially increasing it's acceleration and T/W ratio, and also making it fly faster, with supersonic level flight finally being available at high altitudes. Wings were swept back more specifically to achieve that. Wings were reinforced and widened a bit and wing fences were installed to further increase the wing performance. The armament capacity haven't changed much.

Almost 5000 aircraft were built from [...] to [...], and less than a thousand were sold to other countries.
D-3-2 served the [...] air force for around twenty years, and it was retired in [...]. It fought in [...] ([...]), shooting down [...] [...] bombers, [...] transport and [...] fighter aircraft, which was the most successful war for the D-3-2, earning the "[...] of [...]'s [...]" nickname among the pilots. It made an appearance in [...], [...], [...], [...] and [...], and many other conflicts around the globe, being operated by other countries.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor [F] D-3
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 26.3ft (8.0m)
  • Length 43.1ft (13.1m)
  • Height 13.1ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 12,584lbs (5,708kg)
  • Loaded Weight 24,803lbs (11,250kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.604
  • Wing Loading 81.6lbs/ft2 (398.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 304.1ft2 (28.3m2)
  • Drag Points 1492

Parts

  • Number of Parts 87
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 411
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    42.8k Trainzo

    Nice plane.

    one month ago
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    294 Amspro

    The definition of improvement. As always looks good, the inspiration of early Soviet jets on your design really blends on and I enjoy how it flyes, really good job ;)

    one month ago
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    34.8k Christiant2

    Is this fictional? It looks good!

    one month ago