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YP-61B Black Widow

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BIO (from wikipedia): The Northrop P-61 Black Widow, named for the American spider, was the first operational U.S. warplane designed as a night fighter, and the first aircraft designed to use radar. The P-61 had a crew of three: pilot, gunner, and radar operator. It was armed with four 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano M2 forward-firing cannons mounted in the lower fuselage, and four .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns mounted in a remote-controlled dorsal gun turret.
It was an all-metal, twin-engine, twin-boom design developed during World War II. The first test flight was made on May 26, 1942, with the first production aircraft rolling off the assembly line in October 1943. The last aircraft was retired from government service in 1954.
Although not produced in the large numbers of its contemporaries, the Black Widow was effectively operated as a night-fighter by United States Army Air Forces squadrons in the European Theater, Pacific Theater, China Burma India Theater, and Mediterranean Theater during World War II. It replaced earlier British-designed night-fighter aircraft that had been updated to incorporate radar when it became available. After the war, the P-61—redesignated the F-61—served in the United States Air Force as a long-range, all-weather, day/night interceptor for Air Defense Command until 1948, and Fifth Air Force until 1950.
On the night of 14 August 1945, a P-61B of the 548th Night Fighter Squadron named Lady in the Dark was unofficially credited with the last Allied air victory before Victory over Japan Day. The P-61 was also modified to create the F-15 Reporter photo-reconnaissance aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces and subsequently used by the United States Air Force.

INFO: This was a one week project I worked on. This plane is unrealistically fast, and highly detailed. It’s equipped with four bombs, four cannons, and four MGs. It has a full camouflage and decals.

CONTROLS: trim down for flaps. AG1 For bombs 1 and 2. AG2 for bombs 3 and 4.

CREW: 3

Good luck pilots, and happy flying!

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 57.8ft (17.6m)
  • Length 41.0ft (12.5m)
  • Height 12.7ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 635lbs (288kg)
  • Loaded Weight 15,814lbs (7,173kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.074
  • Wing Loading 44.1lbs/ft2 (215.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 358.2ft2 (33.3m2)
  • Drag Points 10120

Parts

  • Number of Parts 235
  • Control Surfaces 14
  • Performance Cost 851
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    1,296 Panzer828

    @Mostly Amazing job! Looks very good and well made. Color scheme to me is a bit weird but cool anyways. They call it a Black widow for a reason lol

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    21.8k F4f879

    No problem! This is a great plane, well made

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    @rexinn thank you!

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    @Mostly np!

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    @Mostly no problemo! the detail and shape aren't exact but the effort and coolness is there

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    @General360 @SweptBackWing14 @ForeverPie Thank you!

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    @Mostly No problem dude!

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    @helilover03 Here is the result

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    np @Mostly

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    @CRJ900Pilot Thank you!

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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    cool!

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