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A-01 Fae Firefly

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Auto Credit Based on FlirBlitz's Simple Planes War Challenge United [CHALLENGE OVER]

First submission for another challenge, im back.

The Fae FireFly is a fixed gear late biplane designed in the mid 1920s for coastal defence and naval warfare. The firefly was produced as the first mass produced plane for the country of edelweiss. It is vital in operations such as coastal patrol, naval escort, and anti ship and snti submarine warfare.
The Firefly features a twin seat arrangement with a pilot and navigator, the plane is also decently armed with 1 medium torpedo, 2 ungerwing 100lb bombs, 2 foward facing machine guns and 1 rear turret machinegun manned by the navigator. Its light frame and study engine allows it to have a long loiter time, cruicial for partol and escort missions. Its light body also makes increases its maneuverability, able to square up against other fighters of its time
However it is very lightly armoured so head on attacks with battleships and modern fighters are not suggested.

AG4: drop wing bombs
AG6: drop torpedo
AG7:activate rear turret
(Note: the switch in the navigators switch is not set to ag7 so apologies)

Spotlights

  • This craft is curated

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.336
  • Wing Loading 12.2lbs/ft2 (59.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 487.6ft2 (45.3m2)
  • Drag Points 4341

Parts

  • Number of Parts 127
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 621