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Focke-Wulf FW-352 Stahlregen

3,892 TheChosenOne  6.1 years ago
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Credits~ Actually, none. I did it all by myself for once, except for the Iron Crosses, but they were free-to-use, so...


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Let me tell you a story. The year is 1944. The Nazis, desperate for a solution to the Allies' around-the-clock bombing campaign, turned to Focke-Wulf and their designer Kurt Tank, maker of the FW-109 fighter that had achieved so much success. Focke-Wulf's engineers thought a twin-engine fighter would work best at the high altitude the Allied bombers flew at. The result was the FW-352.
The gold trim was designed to make it recognizable to its allies, and the black was for stealth, so the bombers wouldn't see it until it was too late. “Stahlregen” translates to “steel rain”, an appropriate name for the rain of steel put out by its four 12.7mm MGs and twin 20mm cannons.
Sadly, only two prototypes were ever completed, and only one survives today, the one assigned to Oberleutnant Fritz Kohl, the commander of JG 501, the squadron these were to be assigned to. His is the only prototype that saw combat. He was an ace with 46 kills, ten of them in the Stahlregen.

I was aiming for a @SpiritusRaptor type design, but I kind of suck at this, so don't blame me if it doesn't fly well. I did test it, though, and it is very agile for a twin prop.

Thanks to @randomusername for helping

Come and fly this piece of history! (This is a fictional aircraft, so it's alternate history.) Enjoy!

~TheChosenOne~

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General Characteristics

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.715
  • Wing Loading 23.7lbs/ft2 (115.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 354.5ft2 (32.9m2)
  • Drag Points 4101

Parts

  • Number of Parts 104
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 457
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    74.3k Mumpsy

    @TheChosenOne Very cool! I am flattered.

    5.8 years ago
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    3,892 TheChosenOne

    @Mumpsy, this was inspired by your Fw 242.

    5.8 years ago
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    3,892 TheChosenOne

    Thanks for the upvote, @Mumpsy

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    3,892 TheChosenOne

    Thanks for the upvote, @SledDriver!

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    3,892 TheChosenOne

    2.5K, that is. @CRJ900Pilot

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    3,892 TheChosenOne

    If you can, @CRJ900Pilot , please spotlight this. I've been trying for

    3.5 YEARS

    and I can't get over 25K.

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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Cool!

    6.1 years ago