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DH Vampire

6,298 GT3TobyRS  7.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on HanburyAircraft's de Havilland Vampire FIXED

Here is my vampire again, but now I have fixed the tail section and added guns. (the title says it is based on HanburyAircraft's one, but it was my original design, they just fixed a balance problem for me.) BTW Credit to @HanburyAircraft for fixing it for me. Now for the Facts: The de Havilland Vampire is a British jet fighter developed and manufactured by de Havilland. Having been developed duri ing the Second World War to harness the newly developed jet engine, the Vampire entered service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1945. It was the second jet fighter, after the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF, and its first to be powered by a single jet engine. The RAF used the Vampire as a front-line fighter until 1953, when it was given secondary roles such as pilot training, although 103 Flying Refresher School had them deployed in that role from 1951. It was retired by the RAF in 1966, replaced by the Hawker Hunter and Gloster Javelin. It achieved several aviation firsts and records, including being the first jet aircraft to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The Vampire had many export sales and was operated by various air forces. It participated in conflicts including the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Malayan emergency and the Rhodesian Bush War. Almost 3,300 Vampires were manufactured, a quarter of them built under licence in other countries. The Royal Navy's first jet fighter was the Sea Vampire, a navalised variant which was operated from its aircraft carriers. The Vampire was developed into the DH.115 dual-seat trainer and the more advanced DH.112 Venom ground-attack and night fighter.

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor de Havilland Vampire FIXED
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 45.7ft (13.9m)
  • Length 34.9ft (10.6m)
  • Height 10.1ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 12,798lbs (5,805kg)
  • Loaded Weight 16,254lbs (7,373kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.073
  • Wing Loading 38.7lbs/ft2 (189.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 419.8ft2 (39.0m2)
  • Drag Points 4152

Parts

  • Number of Parts 63
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 326
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    @GT3TobyRS np

    7.5 years ago
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    6,298 GT3TobyRS

    @NativeChief1492 thanks! Only 4 points till 3,000! I hope to break through to 3k on my next upload.

    7.5 years ago
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    6,298 GT3TobyRS

    @luzernsaphir thanks!

    7.7 years ago
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    @HanburyAircraft and also thanks for spotlighting!!

    7.8 years ago
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    6,298 GT3TobyRS

    @HanburyAircraft You think so? thanks again

    7.8 years ago
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    Anytime, you should be sliver!@GT3TobyRS

    7.8 years ago
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    6,298 GT3TobyRS

    @HanburyAircraft thanks

    7.8 years ago
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    @zed thanks

    7.8 years ago
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    Don't worry guys he made the plane I just fixed and added roundels

    7.8 years ago
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    Nice plane!

    7.8 years ago