FW300 10.3
Introduction
Dave Clark a.k.a Small Brown Dog creates a lot of very interesting very unusual aircraft designs which are dipped in reality with a sprinkling of fictional "anti-grav" devices to add some plausibility such as the V S Type 300 (
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qA8wke). In the past I ran foul of him (temporarily) as he is not keen on people using his work for the basis of Simple Planes builds, however his designs do always pique my interest still and I decided to do my own "what if" design along the same lines as his aircraft but from a different angle.
So imagine a Vickers Supermarine Type 300 has been shot down over Germany, the german war machine has now obtained a working example of the anti-grav equipment, this is passed onto Focke-Wulf who put it to use in their FW300 design with the reverse engineered equipment. The FW300 started life as a FW190-D9 fuselage before all the alterations and additions.
This was a really enjoyable build, its fun to fly (it does have a need for some gentle rudder control on the takeoff run as it likes to wander) and has taken some time for construction. The fuselage is 90% acurate to the FW190-D9 3 view drawings i had (i drew the line at slanting the sides of the fuselage), the cockpit itself has the slanted side panels flairing into the rounded top. A fully functioning cockpit is provided, a taped wing, hollow undercarriage bays, sequenced undercarriage, desert war camo etc.
Controls
Ag1 = start the engines. This also enables the anti-grav which kicks in once airspeed exceeds 120mph (for cooling purposes)
Ag7 = open/close cockpit
VTOL dn = flaps
LG = landing Gear
Pictures
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 25.8ft (7.9m)
- Length 36.0ft (11.0m)
- Height 11.1ft (3.4m)
- Empty Weight 10,366lbs (4,702kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,880lbs (5,842kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.68
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.155
- Wing Loading 34.9lbs/ft2 (170.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 369.6ft2 (34.3m2)
- Drag Points 1472
Parts
- Number of Parts 1190
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 3,853
@florky in fact the symbol your seeing is not the original swastika. The original religious symbol was facing the other direction.
@kakaha yea bro, the swastika really means peace, not N*zism.
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@teddyone02 yes I understand that realism is good in games. He is saying that the swastika should still be used as a good symbol because it used to have a good meaning. meanings change over time. I do support your opinion in that way.
you know guys, this is just a game.
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you can even learn things, explore and create.
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let the Builders in SP to get away with Swastikas and Communist logos.
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SP Builders don't intend to spread propaganda or either like these Facist, Communist and Capitalist shit.
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they want to include the best detail possible on a build. they want it to look better and detailed.
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stop talking about the meaning, think about the immense detail and brainpower they used to build a masterpiece
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leave them the fuck alone, please guys.
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this is why us low-pointed guys are getting trouble.
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we judge too much, we look at the details and think about the negative shit that single detail means, we talk about that SINGLE ASS part that's missing
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WE LOOK AT THE PAST AND TALK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE FUCKSHITS.
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WE JUDGE TOO MUCH. WE ARE GIVEN ALOT OF FREEDOM AND Y'ALL ARE ABUSING IT.
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I CAN'T STAND THIS.
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Swastikas at the first place didn't mean bad. its a symbol of peace. not Nazism.
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you guys are just unbearable. i need to take a break but this game is too good and I can't stop playing it.
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i hate you guys. this generation is so sensitive with this kind of topic. LGBTQIA+ topic, more rtarded comments. Swastikas on a German build, Nazism.
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so sensitive that you can't win an argument with them.
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stop with this. i am one person. spread this you insensitive f*ks.
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this build uses Swastikas for Historical Accuracy. not for Nazism/Facist propaganda.
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don't ban me because im spitting facts.
@kakaha I did say "to be begin with" in my reply. And this just goes to show how people are still hung up with the past and outright just deliberately forgetting what the symbol really is, which is just sad.
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One insane man changing the meaning of something good into bad and people today are keeping it bad is just ridiculous in my honest opinion.
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You saying that I won't change anything from submitting video game post makes it look like I'm trying to make a massive difference here. I know very well that it won't. I'm explaining to make the user I replied to understand what the swastika really is and not as how recent history portrays it. People will refuse to see the actual truth behind it but it never hurts you to tell.
@ShinyGemsBro I understand that the swastika originally ment good. But hitl3r changed the meaning of it. You writing a post on a video game website won’t change the meaning back. Neither was the swastika a lucky charm. In that period it just signified that they were n@zis. Saying that “the swastika was never even a bad symbol” is wrong because it represents racist hate. You simply can’t say stuff like that these days. I don’t think you could say stuff like that in the 30’s either.
On that note, this build looks incredible. Sadly I can't fly it due to over 1k parts, but take an upvote anyway @RamboJutter
@HololiveFan To be honest, the Swastika was never even a bad symbol to begin with. It's only recognized until modern time as it is because of some angry man with a ridiculous mustache using it for his fanatical dreams and ideology.
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The Swastika, for thousands of years until that famed painter from Austria stole it and used it as a symbol for his you know what, has been a symbol for good luck and well being. Long before NSDAP even existed. Look into it even. If you don't believe me
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If I were to submit a modded build and I want it to have some symbol of good luck other than the stereotypical four leaf clover or any other sort, I'd gladly take the swastika and slap it on. There's nothing wrong with it. It doesn't break the rules since I'm not pushing some agenda that's meant to stay down since everyone knows it's bad. And I'm using it as intended. Not in the way that almost the entire population of the world generally sees it according to recent history.
@MrSilverWolf ok
Anyway, is swearing good or bad? (In this web)
@HololiveFan if you are using it incorrectly to state a political belief, I would, if you are using it for a required part of historical accuracy it’s fine, as mentioned prior, I will not continue this discussion further
@MrSilverWolf imagine I will make a plane with a swastika and you will delete it
@MrSilverWolf like srsly?
@HololiveFan yes, but it is not used in a political way, it’s used for historical accuracy……
@MrSilverWolf bruh but the swastika is a bad symbol
@HololiveFan in this case the symbol is fine as it is use in a way for historical accuracy, not as use for a “political” belief or whatnot
Damn man this is a beautiful build and you ought to be proud, forget that crybaby trying to get it removed they're just butthurt they'll never be on your level
@HololiveFan I’ve read the rules
This is appropriate as it is based within the time period that Germany was under the third reich.
So please, leave it be.
@WinsWings maybe the radial engine drives an electrical generator and this drives the propellor and the antigrav system :)
The only thought for me is how the long engine shaft will connect to the pusher prop. Maybe the engine has to mount behind the pilot like Dornier Do 335/ Bell P-39 Aircobra for the pusher prop. Anyway, this is the fun build regardless of our nick-picking. please don't mind. Lov the desert camo
I really dig this design! I bet the 30ft driveshaft would make engineers rage though. Reminds me of a P-39, They had a driveshaft that went between the pilot's legs lmao
@HololiveFan you high? Like... The frickin Rules Said Otherwise...
@RamboJutter Moving the COG rearward is pretty much exactly the same as moving the COL forward? OFC then there's the the issue of visibility.... Also, I thought aside from the Imperial Japanese pretty much everyone else still somewhat value the pilots' lives? The Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose had a downward ejection seat, while both the Curtiss XP-55 Ascender and the Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet were designed to jettison the props similar to the Do 335. Either way, all those things would probably make the plane heavier and slower than their traditional counterparts, and in the XP-56's case, make it too tail-heavy to be airworthy.
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... Also, I thought the heaviest part of a plane is the engine? A front-engined pusher design also meant an engine shaft half a dozen meters long before we even get to the gearbox....
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...... And now, ungrateful nickpicking time®: I thought something called the anti-gravity system would always point against the direction of gravity? Would a gimbal system that always points the thrust down help a lil' bit?
@KingOfTypos @Kangy @RamboJutter brun the rule says "Don't use offensive symbols, unless they are necessary for historical accuracy (ie - Swastikas should only be used on things like a WW2 German Bomber)."
@KingOfTypos @RamboJutter @Kangy GUYS READ THE RULES IN THIS WEB NOW!!!!!!
@RamboJutter i agree
it's dumb to get hung up on it, like it's real, it happened and you can't just remove it because you don't like it
so yeah i agree with you, good response