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Messerschmitt Me-264 "Amerika Bomber"

82.2k SimplyPlain  4.2 years ago
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I tried my hand at a WW2 heavy bomber this time. The Messerschmitt Me 264 was a long-range strategic bomber developed during World War II for the German Luftwaffe as its main strategic bomber. The design was later selected as Messerschmitt's competitor in the Reichsluftfahrtministerium's (the German Air Ministry) Amerikabomber programme, for a strategic bomber capable of attacking New York City from bases in France or the Azores. She's heavy and cumbersome of course, but flies smoothly enough. (AG1) drops the load, (AG2) hands control to the cannon/machine gun turrets using VTOL and trim sliders. (AG3) extends flaps. Use (AG4) to assign the trim slider to the trim tabs for pitch adjustment -just make sure to switch it off again when using the turrets. (AG5) opens/closes bomb doors, (AG6) operates the nav lights. I incorporated (with thanks) the bomb sight by SnoWFLakE0S,. Have fun carpet-bombing... this is the best I could do without an excessive part count...

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 4 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 139.0ft (42.4m)
  • Length 79.3ft (24.2m)
  • Height 17.1ft (5.2m)
  • Empty Weight 38,501lbs (17,463kg)
  • Loaded Weight 51,794lbs (23,493kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.463
  • Wing Loading 9.4lbs/ft2 (45.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 5,532.6ft2 (514.0m2)
  • Drag Points 17139

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1110
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 4,572
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    @Alerthercules80 itis

    2.4 years ago
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    5,257 Dene

    这个投弹器好神奇!

    +1 2.8 years ago
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    how to operate the bomb site without moving the plane?

    +1 3.2 years ago
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    4,620 MongooseZiya

    german superfortress

    3.4 years ago
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    82.2k SimplyPlain

    @123456sty get a better phone ;D

    3.6 years ago
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    150 bruh75

    好家伙1110个零件!手机快爆炸了

    +2 3.6 years ago
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    Good

    +1 4.2 years ago
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    82.2k SimplyPlain

    @Asdavis1053 I just spawned several of these at "Maywar takeoff" -no problems, except for things slowing down somewhat...

    4.2 years ago
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    Every time I spawn it it blows up instantly

    +1 4.2 years ago
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    3,298 Subnerdica

    Phlydaily would love this

    +1 4.2 years ago
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    3,298 Subnerdica

    Noice

    4.2 years ago
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    82.2k SimplyPlain

    @ThomasRoderick true... yet a B29 would carry 32 such bombs on shorter runs, and even a good old B17 could have up to 16. These bombers were certainly not sent in as "lone cowboys"; hundreds of planes were often involved in a single bombing raid. As for the "need", well...

    +8 4.2 years ago
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    420 WATER1

    Good boi

    4.2 years ago
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    @typicalbuilder @ RAAF i agree it would be much better if there were contrails.

    4.2 years ago
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    1,037 Nick2007

    Great!

    4.2 years ago
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    13.7k FlyingHueman

    Absolutely stunning level of detail right here. You captured the smoothness of the aircraft's lines pretty well, really gives it that trademark Messerschmitt feeling.

    +1 4.2 years ago
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    82.2k SimplyPlain

    @Seeras Thanks. And there's not a bit, but WAY too many bombs -but then, there are way too few bombers. Any strategic raid would feature swarms of such planes, and I have no idea how to arrange for those -hence the lame solution of putting all eggs in a single basked, so to speak ;)

    4.2 years ago
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    Mod Seeras

    perfection.🤩
    very well done!

    maybe a bit to many bombs. 😅

    +4 4.2 years ago
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    Nice.

    4.2 years ago
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    82.2k SimplyPlain

    @Stormfur Good luck with that... looking forward to the result.

    4.2 years ago
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    I would LOVE IT if SP could add contrails into the game. It would make any big plane look so much more awesome!

    +4 4.2 years ago
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    15.7k Defective47

    i am making a full interior Me 264. would have been done by now if it wasn't for a broken tablet

    4.2 years ago
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    amazing!

    4.2 years ago
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    25.4k Mustang51

    This is a great build!

    4.2 years ago
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    82.2k SimplyPlain

    @ProcessedPlAnEs I guess they both look like Willy's design ;) and we have room to play around; there's still the 6-engine version and the jet powered option to explore...

    4.2 years ago
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