Grumman TBF-1C "Avenger" White 3X
Historical Background:
Honestly dood if you dont know ANYTHING about this plane ur a scrub and you should look it up. But anyway, the camo scheme is what sets this aircraft apart... This Avenger is done up in the markings of White 3X which belonged Torpedo Squadron 51 (VT-51) aboard the USS San Jacinto. This was the aircraft that was being flown by LT (j.g.) George H. W Bush, who just so happed to be the future 41st president, when it was shot down while assaulting Japanese installations on the island of Chichijima. With his engine on fire and one of his other crewmembers already dead from the flak Lt bush managed to drop his payload and continue flying for several more miles before he managed to bail out. Neither his turret gunner Lt (j.g.) William White and Radioman Second Class John Delaney survived making Lt Bush, one of the youngest naval aviators at the time, the sole survivor of his aircraft. After a short 30 day stint aboard the sub that picked him up, Lt Bush was back aboard the USS San Jacinto. He continued to fly missions until 1944 giving him a grand total of 58 combat missions. He was awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, and a Presidential Unit Citation.
Controls:
All Normal Flight Controls
Ag-1: Open bomb bay/arm bombs.
Ag-2: Activate Turrets.
Ag-3: Combat Flaps. Combine with takeoff flaps (LandingGear).
Ag-4: Landing hook (drouge chute).
Ag-5: Retract Wings.
Ag-7: Activate gyroscope.
Ag-8: Deactivate control surfaces. Combine with activated Ag-7 to turn on auto pilot. Use TRIM to adjust attitude in flight. TRIM is trim in normal flight mode.
Gallery:
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) George Herbert Walker Bush. Then and in his presidency.
Bush being picked up by the USS Finback after a 4 hour swim in a life raft.
Notes:
This thing can take a pretty large beating. I've had most of my wings shot of and its still flown back to base. I started with my old TBF but it wasn't as accurate as I wanted it to be so I made it EVEN MOAR accurate! And now it is probably the most accurate TBF in the site.
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
- Successors 4 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 54.2ft (16.5m)
- Length 40.8ft (12.4m)
- Height 18.6ft (5.7m)
- Empty Weight 14,632lbs (6,637kg)
- Loaded Weight 17,056lbs (7,736kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.111
- Wing Loading 24.1lbs/ft2 (117.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 708.4ft2 (65.8m2)
- Drag Points 4119
Parts
- Number of Parts 610
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 2,378
@Zippy6 The tyrrets are the problem but I love tge aircraft
@Koko11 is the part count too high or you just
cant use the turret?
@Zippy6 plsss its my favourite aircraft 0lss make the turrets controlable bu camera plss
@Zippy6 sr I can not download this please make the turrets camera controled or sm but not with the vtol you can not aim pls
Little did they knew he would become the president.
make one with less controls
Pops would have liked this very much
goodjob.
Can you do me a favour and make the Vought OS2U Kingfisher?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoughtOS2UKingfisher
There’s a book about George HW Bush’s squadron called “Flyboys”(the book is called that too
Good design. :)
If you feel like it you can. And thanks! @Zippy6
@CRJ900Pilot do you still want the bush camo?
@CRJ900Pilot ill see what I can do.
Could you make a version that uses pitch and roll (with mouse control) for the turrets please?
@ThunderNova well I don’t know about that enter line. That seems very odd. But to put in pics, first you need to get the url of an image. To do that I upload my pics to discord. Once they are there I have the option to “open original”. This opens a tab that has just the pic in it. Copy that url and paste it between the parentheses of ! [ t x t ] (url goes here) but without the spaces
@Zippy6 well, when i hit the enter key it doesn't go to a new line. Also, no, i don't know how to get pics up
@ThunderNova Honestly I just wrote the description. As for the pics, do you not know how to insert pics into descriptions?
Very nice! May i ask, how did you get that neatly organized description? The pictures too. I've been trying to do this but i can't figure out. Thank you, and again, nice airplane!
Nicely carved. You did a great job!
RIP H.W.
Very nice.
I just love how you've perfectly meshed the USAF Roundel with the fuselage, it looks so good!
I say , I think ......... no I'm sure it's the most beautiful Avenger of any Simple Plane .
Very nice job . Great GREAT replica .
@GeneralOliverVonBismarck cause rip my computer that's why. Honestly I'll let someone else do that if they want.
Cool!