I am not very good at making things look great, but so far this is the best I have done. I wanted to create the Do 335, or what many warthunder players dub The Doom Diver, and I think it turned out well. This is the B-2 version of the Do-335 which was armed with 3 30mm Mk 103 cannons and 2 20mm Mg151 cannons with the ability to carry 3 different bomb loadouts, 2 250kg bombs, 1 500kg bomb, or 2 250kg bombs and a 500kg bomb. IRL the 500 kg bomb was inside an internal bombbay however I deided not to do that as it would take much longer to do. I also tried to make the performance of my Do similar to the one in Warthunder, so the turning is slow, roll rate is good, and the max speed is fairly close to the stats in Warthunder... roughly close tbh.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 36.3ft (11.1m)
- Length 30.5ft (9.3m)
- Height 11.2ft (3.4m)
- Empty Weight 6,784lbs (3,077kg)
- Loaded Weight 10,209lbs (4,630kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.783
- Wing Loading 61.3lbs/ft2 (299.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 166.5ft2 (15.5m2)
- Drag Points 2006
Parts
- Number of Parts 61
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 262
Required Mods
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More Powerful Engines
by atskySSSl4Yer
Version 1.0 (5/22/2017 3:31:50 PM)
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Variable wing
by MOPCKOE_DNISHE
Version 1.1 (8/28/2019 12:19:38 PM)
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View Mod on Steam Workshop
@SantiJames cool! Did you post it?
@Mustang51 I made a new and much more improved version. The wings can no longer be seen when you move the rudder, elevator, or ailerons. I also made a few things more details, like custom landing gears and more realistic wing mounted 30mm guns that look a lot more like the ones on the real Do. Thanks for the advice, I will keep trying to improve my creations.
@SantiJames again, the easiest way to learn how to make these is just looking at other people’s builds. Look at some other planes of the same type and see how they make it. The answer is almost always simpler than you expect
@Mustang51 For some reason when I do it, the wing pieces just barely allows the aircraft to roll. Is there a way to fix that? Also I did and still keep trying to use the fuselage for the wings but it just does not look as good as its not as customizable as the variable wings. The problem is the wings on the IRL Do 335 are fairly complex, and the best way to make it as accurate as possible would involve hundreds of hundreds of very small fuselage blocks to get it looking good, while only a few with the variable wings.
@SantiJames yup! It’s that simple. This community is mostly great and always enjoys helping each other. SimplePlanes is an awesome game
@Mustang51 Thanks
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Ya I noticed how you did it, you just hide a tiny scaled down wing piece into the custom control surfaces. Thanks again for all the support. This community has been amazing so far, and the game is pretty great and allows me to build almost anything.
@SantiJames take a look at any one of my last three builds. They all have slightly different kinds each so you can see which ones you like the most. It’s easy to replicate
On second thought, is there a way you could show me how to make custom control surfaces? TBH I don't know how to do it properly.
@Mustang51 Oh, I assume in order to make custom flaps, you have to use wing parts and use a small rotor or hinge rotor to turn it into flaps and such. I was thinking of doing that later, but I am not really sure. Thanks for the offer though.
@SantiJames that’s not what I mean. I mean about making customised flaps, ailerons, elevators, etc
@Mustang51 Also thanks for liking it. I think its one of my best aircraft builds. As for paint, I was not sure what to paint it, but I think I have something in mind, so It may receive some paint soon
@Mustang51 I am using a custom keybind for my joystick, so I dont know if i messed up any of the controls when doing so. All my vehicles controls are set to the way I prefer.
This looks really good! The shape is superbly built but it’s a shame you used mods! You should try making the same sort of wings using the fuselage parts. Also some paint would look really good on this. If you need help making custom controls let me know :)