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Model 133 Achilles Fighter

147k Pilotmario  8.6 years ago

The main heavy fighter of the Olympian Air Force during the First Olympian War and their primary attack plane since. Designed to destroy heavy bombers, was fast and heavily armed, more so than the Pummeler. In many respects, it out-performed the Pummeler, with a PAF report stating "Their new Model 133 Achilles fighter-bomber (sic) bests our Pummeler in terms of armament, range, and performance." It was remarkably resilient, with armor around the fuel tanks, engines, and pilot allowing it to withstand many hits. The twin-engine nature allowed it to continue to fly, even with one engine out. However, it was far more expensive, at three times the cost of the Athena or the Pummeler. A total of 9,884 were made before and during the First Olympian War, while 30,912 Pummelers were made in the same time frame. In subsequent conflicts, it served as an attack aircraft, with mixed success. Against the poorly-armed Sanctans and under air cover from Fury and Hermes fighters against the Teutons, they were successful. However, against the well-equipped Pilotmario Air Force, they were easy targets for both ground-based air defense and fighter opposition. However, they were able to be quite effective in the initial stages of the Third War, when the PAF was not able to establish air superiority.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 44.8ft (13.7m)
  • Length 28.7ft (8.7m)
  • Height 10.4ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight 6,202lbs (2,813kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,218lbs (5,088kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.178
  • Wing Loading 41.9lbs/ft2 (204.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 268.0ft2 (24.9m2)
  • Drag Points 2578

Parts

  • Number of Parts 67
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 347
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    25.2k JacobHardy64

    Yes, the one I saw had a Merlin @Pilotmario

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    147k Pilotmario

    I think some Spanish-built machines have Merlin engines. @JacobHardy64

    8.6 years ago
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    25.2k JacobHardy64

    You were so close, my profile is a Cessna 182 lol. I saw a Spanish built 109 yesterday, couldn't figure out what model 109 it was because of the different engine. Asked a worker who was remodeling it, and he kindly told me about how it was Spanish built. @Pilotmario

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    147k Pilotmario

    @JacobHardy64 Yes it is! The aircraft has since been out of production until recently, and only at low-rate production.

    And I think the most produced aircraft ever is the Cessna 172 (which is currently your profile pic). 43,000 and counting, because Cessna is still cranking them out.

    Most produced fighter goes to Messerschmidt Bf 109, at nearly 35,000 aircraft, though it had a production run from 1936 to 1958, although the bulk of production was between 1939 and 1945 in Germany. Spain made license-built versions of them until 1958.

    Most produced military aircraft goes to the Il-2, which my production figures state is 36,000, which is still plenty of planes, all made between 1941 and 1945.

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    25.2k JacobHardy64

    30,000? The Soviets made about 32,000 IL-2, and that is believed to be the most produced aircraft ever. Safe to say the Pilotmario economy is very good!

    8.6 years ago
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    147k Pilotmario

    Thanks! @Liquidfox

    8.6 years ago