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Douglas P-61 Black Widow[WW2 Challenge]

1,069 ImLvLiCHN  one month ago
Auto Credit Based on JABH's World War II Challenge (Closed)

The Wicked Fighter that was born in the dark and died in the dark. "--«The Cockpit» by Leiji Matsumoto

The P-61 is a twin engine heavy night fighter developed by Douglas Company, known as the Black Widow due to its black anti radar paint.

The P-61 fighter is a night fighter equipped with radar, piloted by three members. The first member is the pilot, responsible for piloting the aircraft. The second member is the co pilot, responsible for operating the forward radar and controlling the machine gun turret. The last member is the radar operator, responsible for detecting the backward radar and also operating the machine gun turret.

The initial plan for the P-61 included the installation of 4x20mm wing guns, but as it was a twin engine fighter, the accuracy of the guns installed on the wings was poor even after ballistic cross point calibration. Therefore, the final modified 4x20mm was moved to the belly of the aircraft. There is a 4x.50 turret at the top of the aircraft, There is a 4x.50 turret at the top of the aircraft, which is usually forward.

It is coated with an anti radar coating, which is said to effectively reflect 80%.

Most P-61s were deployed to the Pacific theater of war. As a heavy fighter, her maneuverability is relatively poor compared to single engine fighters because these single engine fighters are basically not equipped with radar, so they are unlikely to appear on the night battlefield. Therefore, she mainly fights against enemy night fighters and has repeatedly won. Once the sun rises, the pitch black 'Black Widow' will become a living target. This type of aircraft is destined to only operate at night and die at night.
AG-1: Rotate the turret backwards.
AG3: Cockpit sight.
Control the turret from the perspective of the co pilot or radar operator camera.
VTOL: flaps.
Trim: Fine tuning the pitch of the aircraft
I got the air search radar from @ ShinyGemsBro's "F6F-5N", although I don't know how to use it

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor World War II Challenge (Closed)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 93.1ft (28.4m)
  • Length 59.3ft (18.1m)
  • Height 17.9ft (5.5m)
  • Empty Weight 21,154lbs (9,595kg)
  • Loaded Weight 25,835lbs (11,718kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.309
  • Wing Loading 30.7lbs/ft2 (150.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 840.9ft2 (78.1m2)
  • Drag Points 13132

Parts

  • Number of Parts 243
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,311
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    中文(Chinese)
    “生于黑夜而死于黑夜的邪门战斗机”-《战地启示录》by 松本零士
    P-61是道格拉斯公司研发的双引擎重型夜间战斗机,因为常涂有黑色的反雷达漆,而称为黑寡妇。
    P-61战斗机是载有雷达的夜间战斗机,一共有三个成员驾驶,最前面的是驾驶员,负责驾驶战机,驾驶员后面的是副驾驶,负责前向雷达的操作和控制机枪炮塔,最后面的是雷达操作员,负责操作向后雷达探测,并且也可以操作机枪炮塔。
    P-61在一开始的计划里安装了4x20mm翼炮,但是因为是双引擎战斗机,安装在机翼上的机炮就算经过弹道交叉点校准准度也很差,所以最终的改型4x20mm被移动到机腹。机体顶端有一个4x.50的炮塔,通常它是向前,可以由副驾驶操作或者旋转180°向后由雷达操作员操作。
    它涂有一层反雷达涂料,据说可以有效反射80%。
    P-61大都被投入到太平洋战场。作为重型战斗机,她的机动性相较于单引擎战斗机来说较差,因为这些单引擎战斗机基本没有配备雷达,所以他们不太可能出现在夜间战场,于是她主要和敌军的夜间战斗机战斗,并且屡屡获胜。一旦太阳升起,漆黑的“黑寡妇”将变成一个活靶子。这种飞机注定只能在夜间作战,在夜间凋零
    AG-1:旋转炮塔向后
    AG3:驾驶舱准星
    使用副驾驶或者雷达操作员摄像机视角控制炮塔
    VTOL:襟翼
    Trim:微调飞机俯仰
    对空搜索雷达我是从@ShinyGemsBro的“F6F-5N”那里拿来的,虽然我不知道怎么用它

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    4,663 JABH

    @ImLvLiCHN Well, your plane is very well made, and just so you know, I have saved your plane in the video game. The problem is that there are already two 1st Places, but because of your work, there will be three shared positions. Because honestly the planes they made are well made. Seem to you? Also, it's my first completed challenge, I'm still looking at the rewards and positions. 😵

    17 days ago
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    @JABH I think the first place is well deserved. Judging from his works, either he is a genius or he is a tech player who has been playing for a long time and only recently released his work

    17 days ago
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    4,663 JABH

    Congratulations! You share second place with @LimeAir .

    Something I just realized is that I never sent the statistics, and it's strange, I remember perfectly that I did.

    pin pls

    +1 17 days ago
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    19.2k KPLBall

    MY FAV TWIN ENGINE PLANE FROM WW2
    THANKS MAN

    +1 25 days ago
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    4,663 JABH

    I'll send the statistics soon...

    +1 29 days ago
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    300 hshshshh

    歪瑞古德

    +1 one month ago
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    @JABH Regarding the translation issue of the introduction, I think it would be better to directly translate the Chinese version of the introduction, as I am also learning English and mostly use machine translation. The translation of spoken Chinese words (introductions are all written by myself, initially in Chinese) may be a bit incorrect, although I have tried my best to correct them

    one month ago
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    4,663 JABH

    @ImLvLiCHN Well, Spanish would be good, but I can translate.

    one month ago
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    @JABH I am Chinese, and the Chinese translation is written for my Chinese friends. English is widely used, so I also use English, so which language do you want to translate into? Alternatively, you can use machine translation

    one month ago
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    @JABH Not urgent

    one month ago
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    4,663 JABH

    @ImLvLiCHN uhhhhh...? I barely know any English because I'm studying it, I don't understand Chinese 😬

    one month ago
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    4,663 JABH

    @ImLvLiCHN Hi, sorry for not answering, I'm not always up to date, maybe I have time to check it.

    one month ago
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    31.8k Christiant2

    Wow!

    one month ago
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    @JABH

    one month ago
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    @LJh1

    one month ago
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    When I first painted this airplane, its visual perception was at least 50% invisible, which caused me to make some small mistakes in the early stages of production (unable to see clearly). I am not very good at adjusting colors, and I am not so sensitive to colors.
    一开始为这架飞机做涂装的时候它的目视都至少隐形了50%,这导致我在前期的制作中出了些小差错(看不清),我不是很会调整颜色,我对颜色也没有那么敏感

    one month ago
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    1,069 ImLvLiCHN

    @nukethefrench Thanks

    one month ago
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    Wow! Very cool!

    +1 one month ago