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Ki-43-II Hayabusa

108k Alisuchanka  3.2 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Walvis's Remaster Challenge [CLOSED]

Old design here

Aluminum livery version here


Controls in Craft Instructions


Short description:

The Ki-43 was a light fighter designed and served in Japan during WW2. This features light weight thus enabling excellent turn rate and top speed.
Wiki


Armaments:

  • 2x 12.7mm Ho-103 machine guns
  • up to 500kg of bomb load

Features

  • Built according to real blueprints, specifications and scales(1:1 scale dimensions) and has mass close to actual aircraft as this is a replica build.
  • Simplified and functional VR capable cockpit with holographic gunsight.
  • Realistic flap tear off physics(see Craft Instructions for flaps settings and their speed limitations).

Photo Gallery(Some places and opponents are fictional):

P-40F-10 Warhawk
Ki-43 Flying by over the town of Zelenokhna, Ulyanovsk, Parovka 1943.


Ki-43 flying over the city of Vostok, Ulyanovsk, Parovka 1943.


Ki-43 engages P-40F-10 over Guadalcanal, 1943.


Cockpit


Map used:

Normandy by MisterT


Acknowledgement:

  • Special Thanks for JS01 for critiques, suggestions, blueprints, FT codes and for overall help making this build possible!

Happy hunting!

Alisuchanka

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Remaster Challenge [CLOSED]
  • Successors 11 airplane(s) +412 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 35.6ft (10.9m)
  • Length 29.4ft (9.0m)
  • Height 11.1ft (3.4m)
  • Empty Weight 4,594lbs (2,084kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,874lbs (2,664kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.106
  • Wing Loading 25.5lbs/ft2 (124.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 230.5ft2 (21.4m2)
  • Drag Points 1390

Parts

  • Number of Parts 696
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 2,782
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    30.0k xNotDumb

    @KevPlayzz Grandpa Hayabusa

    one month ago
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    2,658 KevPlayzz

    when i searched hayabusa i thought the bike would show but this came up

    1.2 years ago
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    91.9k Monarchii

    @Alisuchanka thank you (⁠ ^▽^ ⁠)

    1.4 years ago
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    @MonarchiiwithastolenMG off course, you can use it. Credit is appreciated

    +1 1.4 years ago
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    91.9k Monarchii

    @Alisuchanka hm, i'll probably try it again if i get around it, worst case scenario, can i ask for your permission to use the Gunsight?

    1.4 years ago
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    @MonarchiiwithastolenMG something to do with glass tubes with negative opacity at oblique angles I think, also the glowy reticle is attached to G - simulated camera

    +1 1.4 years ago
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    91.9k Monarchii

    may I ask.. how exactly does the holographic sight work? I've tried emulating it yet I probably did something wrong cause it doesn't work

    1.5 years ago
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    WHERE IS THE MOTIVATION?!!??!!??(the picture of the pilot's girlfriend/wife

    1.9 years ago
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    Good 10/10

    2.2 years ago
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    Dear alisuchanka, may I request 1 planes from japan please. Cause I cant make this plane , please build japanese air service planes A5M Claude. If you read it and accept my wish I say thanks to you cuz tht planes is one of my fav plane

    2.5 years ago
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    230 miloeid14

    👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👍💪👍💪👍💪👍💪👍💪💪👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💪👍💪👍💪👍💪👍💪👍💪👍👍💪👍👍💪👍💪💪👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💪👍👍💪👍💪👍💪👍💪👍💪💪👍💪👍💪👍💪

    2.6 years ago
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    可以做一个B一26轰炸机吗?

    +1 2.7 years ago
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    FLAPS NO WORKING

    +1 2.8 years ago
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    I need a polikarporv I 5 bis please

    +2 3.0 years ago
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    297 Airt

    @Alisuchanka Hello, can you make a7m fighter?

    +1 3.1 years ago
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    BANZAI!!!!!!!!!!

    +6 3.1 years ago
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    finally a working vsi

    +1 3.2 years ago
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    @Lake I'm using gimp to make letters and use IA image importer to import images into labels

    +2 3.2 years ago
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    5,295 Lake

    How did you made the Japanese letters at the fuselage?

    +3 3.2 years ago
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    @hadum I haven't decided on a build yet.

    +3 3.2 years ago
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    614 hadum

    @Alisuchanka I would rate....... 15/15.

    Would you mind Telling me what your next upcoming build is??? or Is it a Secret :]

    +1 3.2 years ago
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    The details are fantastic!

    +1 3.2 years ago
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    30.0k xNotDumb

    @Alisuchanka np

    +1 3.2 years ago
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    @WinsWings @xNotDumb Thank you!

    +2 3.2 years ago
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    30.0k xNotDumb

    Kool!

    +1 3.2 years ago
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