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SB1N Gannet

2,430 nathan8urns  1.5 years ago

CONTROLS
AG1 - Dive Brakes
AG6 - Arrestor Hook
AG7 - Wing Folding
AG8 - Open Canopy
VTOL - Flaps
Trim - Trim
All else works as expected

Cockpit controls are pretty simple, left to right on the switch board to your front right is landing gear, arrestor hook, close canopy, and dive breaks. the gold switch to your low right folds the wings.

  • Quick History
    The SB1N “Gannet” was a pre-war dive bomber designed in the US for the Navy, being conceived in 1938, planning to replace the SB2U “Vindicator” to keep the Navy’s air element up to date with foreign powers. The Gannet proved to fall short of the famous SBD Dauntless, winning the contract. The Gannets life was not over though, as smaller nations, specifically in the Pacific, were willing to buy the few aircraft that were made and use them to decent effect against Japanese naval assets. With that said, by 1943 they were beginning to show their age and were pushed out of service by all users once the war ended.

  • Specifications

  • Powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial engine pushing out 1200hp

  • The weapons include two .50 caliber Browning M2 machine guns in the rear of the aircraft, and one 500lb bomb underneath the fuselage. (note the lack of any offensive guns)

With that said, it is easy to see why the Dauntless was the winner and saw service with the US during WW2, even though it had good range and defensive armament, the lack of forward facing guns and lack luster bomb load meant it was not fit for the US Navy’s objectives.

(all of this is fictional, the aircraft specifications were provided by chatgpt, and wanted it to be named “Oceana DB-1 Sea Shark” but that was kinda lame so I changed it, and that is why the small bomb and odd armament. I would’ve added far more detail, such as more complete cockpit and gunner seat, and unit markings and insignia but I crash every other attempt to load up and fly, so this is about as complex as it gets.)

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 48.4ft (14.8m)
  • Length 38.0ft (11.6m)
  • Height 14.8ft (4.5m)
  • Empty Weight 7,698lbs (3,492kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,660lbs (4,381kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.124
  • Wing Loading 11.1lbs/ft2 (54.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 874.1ft2 (81.2m2)
  • Drag Points 2237

Parts

  • Number of Parts 576
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 2,064
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    25.5k Mustang51

    This is fantastic! Cool that you got those ideas from chat gpt. I tried with Snapchat AI to see if that gave anything good and it had some surprisingly detailed and interesting suggestions. You built it very well though. Nice job!

    +2 1.5 years ago