Features working bomb bays and bomb racks!
First flown in 1932
The B2C Dragonfly was the last bomber variant of the successful Dragonfly series. Just like the P2C, the B2C's advantage over the B2B was high altitude and higher cruise speed, and better overall high-altitude performance. The trade offs with these advantages were more complex engines, slightly higher maintenance cost and difficulty, and it requires more training (to fly with constant speed props) on the pilots' part. The B2C was used primarily for long-range missions where the pilots could fly a bit higher and MUCH faster than the B2B could ever do. The B2B was still mass-produced for the short-medium range bombing missions.
The B2C still retained the weakness the B2B: Lack of bomber defense. The B2B and B2C only had 3 gunners, each armed with a .50 cal machine gun. Despite the large guns, the bomber had series deadzones where the gunners couldn't reach such as directly behind, directly below and directly above. And the 2 forward quarter-sides of the bomber, where all deadzones and fighters coming in those directions could easily do serious damage to the aircraft. But despite these losses, their was a reason the B2B and B2C were massed produced, made to be as simple as possible (which resulted and MUCH shorter pilot and crew training courses), and flew in HUGE formations during bombing missions.
The B2B and B2C bombers were produced until 1944, but were retired from service in 1950. The civil and cargo variations of the Dragonfly were produced until 1960.
After their retirement, because of the bomber variants' extra windows, it was perfect for fire fighting service and surviving ex-bombers were switched to the civilian side and flown as water bombers and fire scouts.
AG-1 = Nav, Beacon, Strobe lights
AG-2 = Landing lights
AG-3 = Waist Gunners (All sides) + trigger pull
AG-4 = Activates bomb bay + VTOL slider (move slider DOWN to open the doors) AND AG-4 activates the first bottom rack of 4x bombs.
AG-5 = Activates Second/mid rack of 4x bombs AFTER the bottom rack has run out of bombs.
AG-6 = Activates third/top rack of 4x bombs AFTER the racks below have run out of bombs.
AG-7 = Release ALL bombs
VTOL = Propeller Pitch
NOTE: Reason why the bullets are red is because the waist gunners are using M2 Browning .50 caliber machine guns that use armor piercing incendiary rounds/tracers that leave a red streak. Just FYI if your wondering.
Enjoy and Happy Flying!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor PAC B2B Dragonfly -Working Bomb Bays!
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 56.2ft (17.1m)
- Length 41.0ft (12.5m)
- Height 16.1ft (4.9m)
- Empty Weight 13,088lbs (5,936kg)
- Loaded Weight 18,406lbs (8,348kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.07
- Wing Loading 26.5lbs/ft2 (129.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 695.6ft2 (64.6m2)
- Drag Points 5978
Parts
- Number of Parts 177
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 933
@jlewisifer
Thanks for the upvote! Haven't been active on Simpleplanes in a long time cause of me starting school and because I've been working on airport scenery for FSX. Also because I wanted to take a break form SP.
@helilover03
@Bife
Thank you guys for the upvotes!
Next up is the P3, which I don't have a name for it yet, but some hints about it include: It will be PAC's first ALL METAL design, and it will be single engine AND another biplane.
And that raps up the P2 Dragonfly series!
However I'll be making side variants like a water bomber/fire scout plane as well AND I'll be making an accessories package for it as well that will include a float kit, radio antennas (for the post-1950 variants after aircraft radios were introduced), snow skiis, etc..