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HMS Illustrious

9,875 MarisaKujo  6.1 years ago
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Often called the "Lusty Ladie" by her crew, the HMS Illustrious is the first ship in the Illustrious-class armourd aircraft carrier. The Swordfishs lunched on her deck carries out the first ever air assult on an harbor in Tarantor, sunk one battleship and damage two others with only two Swordfish lost in action. Later in the war she joined the pacific fleet, and survived mutipule direct kamakazi hits. No US carrier can obsorve as much damage as her maybe except for the lucky Enterprise. But good armor comes at a cost: the Illustrious-class has the lowest numbers of aircraft in all fleet carriers at that time. This is a 1:1 recreation and every gun on this ship is workable: ACT1 for starboard 4.7 inch cannon. ACT2 for port side 4.7 inch. Trim and VTOL to control. ACT3 for port side AAs. ACT4 for foward AAs. ACT5 for aft AAs. All AAs are controled by mouse. BTW, this ship does not turn as it can serve as an AI to land your aircraft on, and only tops around 37 kph for more plasent landing. Enjoy!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 139.6ft (42.6m)
  • Length 733.8ft (223.7m)
  • Height 183.1ft (55.8m)
  • Empty Weight 99,840lbs (45,286kg)
  • Loaded Weight 99,840lbs (45,286kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.675
  • Wing Loading 39.0lbs/ft2 (190.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2,559.8ft2 (237.8m2)
  • Drag Points 620207

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1318
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 3,877
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    19.4k ACMECo1940

    Cool

    6.1 years ago
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    25.4k Mustang51

    Jeez did you really build this almost all by yourself? It's really good!

    6.1 years ago
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    139 Mordex

    Old British aircraft carrier.
    Remembered it.

    6.1 years ago
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    9,875 MarisaKujo

    This is my first individual build, so help me if you can improve it :D

    6.1 years ago
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    9,875 MarisaKujo

    Also, credit on @Type2volkswagen and @pancelvonat for their awesome 40mm AAs!
    And mobile friendly(ish) version here without AA guns.
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/GT7BHs/HMS-Illustrious

    +1 6.1 years ago