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P-77 Seawolf

4,880 JB56  4.6 years ago
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The P-77 is the second aircraft in my series of three to focous on the air cooled V12 engine. This Aircraft takes insparation from the Bell XP-77 light fighter prototype of WW2. In order to maximise performance from the small powerplant, this aircraft mainly focouses on weight reduction and having as little parasite drag as possable. To acomplish this, the fuslage is mostly constrcted of wood, and the fuslage length is very short, as well as the wing roots being heavily flared into the fuslage. To keep the weight down further the weapons were kept light, being only four .30 Caliber machine guns. This aircraft was designed with the naval spotting role in mind, so the aircraft is equiped with a tailhook for the ability to land on auxillary carriers. Enjoy.

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor P-77 Seawolf
  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 28.7ft (8.7m)
  • Length 25.1ft (7.7m)
  • Height 9.8ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 5,122lbs (2,323kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,791lbs (2,626kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.12
  • Wing Loading 12.0lbs/ft2 (58.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 481.0ft2 (44.7m2)
  • Drag Points 3176

Parts

  • Number of Parts 227
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 744
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    4,880 JB56

    @UFNNICF5TF Yes, the longer nose does make it harder when trying to land on the small carriers like the F4U corsair, however the slow approach and landing speed help making the deck.

    +1 4.6 years ago
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    33.0k SyntheticL

    pretty neat. But really you didn't think its nose will block the pilots' view forward-downward when attempting landing on carriers?

    4.6 years ago
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    4,880 JB56

    Addition: Yes this aircraft is a re-upload, however a lot of large changes have been made since the first time so i decided that it would be worth uploading again to share my improvements.

    4.6 years ago