@CDRxavier Tried that already, makes it virtually impossible to land safely due to a lack of a forward nosewheel and a dangerously high ground clearance due to gear position. This may look a little ugly but I can assure you it flies safley and still had good flight characteristics.
Fixed my phone anyway, other apps were eating my RAM and wrecking my performance. Haven't toyed with the PC version for some time as I'm busy like I've never been busy before.
@Smilohypo Hard to say as it's normally limited to swept wing designs.
Try making the aircraft less likely to pitch up on landing especially if it bounces or try making it more controllable in that attitude. That shoulde help combat the problem.
Shorter main struts should also help toward this problem however that may not be possible without XML customised gear.
Performance is not bad. Stall speed of 97mph and the airframe is controllable pretty much right down to that. Accelerates in the vertical up to around 10,000 feet once the engine spools up.
However, the sabredance issue feels somewhat worse with this variant and the landing gear is prone to bouncing, generally resulting in a noseover on the runway. Other than that nothing serious.
Again she looks nice and is a pretty good progression from the Fang. However I'll have to test flight performance later as I'm starting soon and won't have chance to do anything until 5 ish.
A nice looking build. The only thing I've noticed is that it takes a while to get the nose around, pitch authority is a bit lacking. That shouldn't be too hard to remedy.
@Jarno62 @Smilohypo seeing as how the slave labour I had to make do as a job has been punted, I'm going to try and upgrade the 35B and make it less nose-heavy as I know exactly how to fix it, problem being that it requires XML.
Not a bad look, however I think I know how to fix the nose-heaviness in STOVL mode.
The real 35B has a ducted fan behind the cockpit, which is uncovered when in STOVL mode. Maybe try fitting that and it should put the thrust balance closer to the CoM.
@Rodrigo110 MPAs seen supposed to be flying tanks. They're supposed to have the endurance to fly for hours at a time which means heavy armor plating isn't useful.
@Dimkal Roger out. I'll go with either an aircraft like the EA6-B or maybe the Atlantique II. Either a small fast jet or a medium twin engine patroller.
I know they're kinda VTOL but where do tiltrotors come under categorically? Not thinking of making one as my primary design, just wondering about it as my backup.
Looks alright and flies pretty well, although the CoM could do with being nearer the CoL as she feels really nose heavy at slower speeds.
I'd also recommend giving it a description next time, a decent description and backstory can turn a mediocre build into something of outstanding quality.
I'd also suggest putting a fuselage block or something over the cockpit area roof to make it smoother, it looks pretty rough.
@BarrettTheFerret yeah. Korean War. It was the Sabre Pilot's fault, he came in pretty much at stall speed and got taken out by the rear pintle-mounted mg (muahahaha)
Now there's a Biplane.
Sure they used a couple of these alongside the Lysanders to fly SOE operatives into and out of France.
For a fighter/trainer she looks mighty feisty. Awesome work as always mate.
+1@greasytortle the colour scheme looks like it belongs anyway, no dramas :) it is beautiful I do say.
@ForeverPie "Superguppies are go!"
@aplayer looks like it. Anti-Tank and Anti-Air if you ask war thunder...
@Jarno62 I did say I'd uprate it. Even co sidered making a STOVL/VTOL variant but that's been shelved for now.
@Smilohypo oh god, Scousers.
+1Sure they didn't nick something and were terrified for that reason? 😜😜
But did you terrify an acrophobic young kid this time?
+1"Do not drop over cities".
Okay, how about forests then? To try and encourage local partisans to move? ;)
@CDRxavier Tried that already, makes it virtually impossible to land safely due to a lack of a forward nosewheel and a dangerously high ground clearance due to gear position. This may look a little ugly but I can assure you it flies safley and still had good flight characteristics.
+1@Smilohypo it's a 10-part maximum build. This is what 10 parts creates.
To clarify in case there is any confusion, the propeller engine is NOT XML modified.
I simply flipped it to face the other way and nudged it back to its current position.
Now that is some fine work. Gonna test fly it before company time starts.
+1@Smilohypo contract completed according to specification.
Looks great, handling is fine now as it doesn't sabredance on landing and it only tipstalls below about 85mph which is respectable.
One tiny detail for a Spitfire though: the direction the landing gear retract in.
A Spitfire's gear retracts outward ie wheels pointing the wingtips.
A Hurricane's gear retracts inwards ie what the plane's gear does at the moment.
Tiniest detail, but other than that awesome work. And nice job finding Fred to put in the cockpit.
+1@AdlerSteiner Roight, that explains a lot.
Fixed my phone anyway, other apps were eating my RAM and wrecking my performance. Haven't toyed with the PC version for some time as I'm busy like I've never been busy before.
@AdlerSteiner vaguely. Not sure why this didn't show up as a descendant but apparently my phone and SP copy are messed up
@Smilohypo Hard to say as it's normally limited to swept wing designs.
Try making the aircraft less likely to pitch up on landing especially if it bounces or try making it more controllable in that attitude. That shoulde help combat the problem.
Shorter main struts should also help toward this problem however that may not be possible without XML customised gear.
Performance is not bad. Stall speed of 97mph and the airframe is controllable pretty much right down to that. Accelerates in the vertical up to around 10,000 feet once the engine spools up.
However, the sabredance issue feels somewhat worse with this variant and the landing gear is prone to bouncing, generally resulting in a noseover on the runway. Other than that nothing serious.
+1Again she looks nice and is a pretty good progression from the Fang. However I'll have to test flight performance later as I'm starting soon and won't have chance to do anything until 5 ish.
@Jarno62 missed that, however I'm making a few other alterations. Main airframe is unchanged but I've attempted to tweak the pitch authority a little.
Also tempted to make a W21-B as a STOVL variant. Not all that hard as far as I can imagine.
A nice looking build. The only thing I've noticed is that it takes a while to get the nose around, pitch authority is a bit lacking. That shouldn't be too hard to remedy.
@Jarno62 @Smilohypo seeing as how the slave labour I had to make do as a job has been punted, I'm going to try and upgrade the 35B and make it less nose-heavy as I know exactly how to fix it, problem being that it requires XML.
Game over man, game over!
+1Very nice looking design, better than a lot of my builds and I'm a silver!
+1Real shame this never became an active aircraft, at the very least it looks 1950s not 1944.
Leave it to me and I'll sort it sometime...
@Smilohypo it's fixable, just bear with me and I'll do it at some stage.
Not a bad look, however I think I know how to fix the nose-heaviness in STOVL mode.
The real 35B has a ducted fan behind the cockpit, which is uncovered when in STOVL mode. Maybe try fitting that and it should put the thrust balance closer to the CoM.
+1Why am I immediately thinking of the opening scene of Tomorrow Never Dies?
She is stunning mate. Absolutely stunning! A faithful replica of an iconic bomber lost to time...
Nasty looking bit of business, isn't she? That woulda made Jerry's day significantly worse had we had them in '41. Awesome job.
+4@Dimkal Yeah, ive had it sat for almost two weeks more or less finished but lost any motivation to work on it or even play on SP.
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
+1I foresee the BUFF signature move of Rolling Thunder inbound.
Democracy, by air.
Now all we need's a bank wall with a killroy and 'Up Yours Baby' on it.
+1@Rodrigo110 MPAs seen supposed to be flying tanks. They're supposed to have the endurance to fly for hours at a time which means heavy armor plating isn't useful.
@Dimkal Roger out. I'll go with either an aircraft like the EA6-B or maybe the Atlantique II. Either a small fast jet or a medium twin engine patroller.
+1I know they're kinda VTOL but where do tiltrotors come under categorically? Not thinking of making one as my primary design, just wondering about it as my backup.
It's not Beagle, but it does look like a product of the Union.
Gaijin: War Thunder 1.80 New aircraft confirmed
If these are just SOME of your subassemblies and you're willing to turn loose others, I'd go for it! These look awesome.
@mikoyanster you say one flare and one chaff pod. Can we edit these to have more dispensible rounds or do we stick with the basic 24?
Looks alright and flies pretty well, although the CoM could do with being nearer the CoL as she feels really nose heavy at slower speeds.
I'd also recommend giving it a description next time, a decent description and backstory can turn a mediocre build into something of outstanding quality.
I'd also suggest putting a fuselage block or something over the cockpit area roof to make it smoother, it looks pretty rough.
All in all not too shabby.
Wow, I didnt do half bad. 2 points from the podium is pretty good going for me
"Not...bad, for a...human."
+1@Tang0five binned it in place of the other jet which is sporting quasi-BA livery.
@BarrettTheFerret yeah. Korean War. It was the Sabre Pilot's fault, he came in pretty much at stall speed and got taken out by the rear pintle-mounted mg (muahahaha)
Behold, the only biplane to ever take down a fighter jet (F86) in combat.
+1Take THAT, Capitalism!
Instantly makes me think of Goldeneye's opening scene...
+1Mad Max: Dogfight Edition.