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B5H1

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Auto Credit Based on Jundroo's P-51 Mustang

The Honda B5H is a carrier-borne torpedo bomber that entered service in 1931, manufactured by Honda Kokuki, it was the company's second attempt at making a single engined torpedo bomber.
It was service in the ostland-hyuga war, credited with sinking four cruiser and one battleship.

Overview:
The B5H is a single engined biplane torpedo bomber with tail wheel undercarriage, it's fuselage and wing is constructed out of Wood and fabric, with double bay staggered wing, and it has seats for three crews, pilot in the front, navigator in the middle, and gunner in the back.

It has provision for
a single synchronized Type-15 7.7mm LMG mounted on it's nose.
a single pintle mount type-9 15mm HMG on the gunner position.
Either a Type-30 torpedo or 4 50kg bombs

It's powered by a 652hp Sakurai 9 cylinder ZBP-45 radial engine (a clone of Bristol Jupiter), giving it a top speed of 270km/h, it has a service ceiling of 1,300m.

The aircraft is very dangerous during takeoff and landing, due to it's tendency to turn sideway on the ground.

History:
After It's design was approved by the admiralty in 1931, it first saw service on the fleet carrier myoko, replacing the Homura B3M, the type was also used on the light carrier hayabusa and fleet carrier akagi.
It saw extensive use during the relatively brief Hyugan-Ostland war, serving as torpedo bomber and ground attack aircraft.
It participated in the Hyugan invasion of Port Alexander, sinking the Ostlandian cruiser Deneb, later during a raid on the colony of New Nezia it sink the battleship Admiral Roth.

It was removed from frontline service in 1939 and finally retired from being used as torpedo trainer in 1944.

Extra:
I originally intend to make a clone of Yokosuka B4Y, it ended up looking like a Blackburn shark, and apparently I only discover the existence of hollow fuselage AFTER I finished making this plane, if only I find it earlier it would have make my work easier, anyway next I'll post a carrier borne fighter (as long as I didn't forget like last time).

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor P-51 Mustang
  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 40.8ft (12.4m)
  • Length 31.6ft (9.6m)
  • Height 11.1ft (3.4m)
  • Empty Weight 6,420lbs (2,912kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,982lbs (3,167kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.093
  • Wing Loading 17.0lbs/ft2 (82.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 411.4ft2 (38.2m2)
  • Drag Points 4181

Parts

  • Number of Parts 151
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 562