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Douglas AC-47 Spooky

22.3k TheGoldenEagle55  2.5 years ago

WIKI:

The Douglas AC-47 Spooky (also nicknamed "Puff, the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. It was designed to provide more firepower than light and medium ground-attack aircraft in certain situations when ground forces called for close air support.

The AC-47 was a United States Air Force (USAF) C-47, (the military version of the DC-3) that had been modified by mounting three 7.62 mm General Electric miniguns to fire through two rear window openings and the side cargo door, all on the left (pilot's) side of the aircraft, to provide close air support for ground troops. Other armament configurations could also be found on similar C-47-based aircraft around the world. The guns were actuated by a control on the pilot's yoke whereby he could control the guns either individually or together, although gunners were also among the crew to assist with gun failures and similar issues. It could orbit the target for hours, providing suppressing fire over an elliptical area about 52 yd (47.5 m) in diameter, placing a round every 2.4 yd (2.2 m) during a three-second burst. The aircraft also carried flares it could drop to illuminate the battleground.

CONTROLS:

AG1: Navigation lights

AG2: Landing lights

AG3: Open the Cargo Door

TRIM: Triming

VTOL DOWN: Flaps

GALLERY:

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HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT :)

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +21 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 129.8ft (39.6m)
  • Length 91.5ft (27.9m)
  • Height 34.3ft (10.4m)
  • Empty Weight 71,304lbs (32,343kg)
  • Loaded Weight 82,567lbs (37,452kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.102
  • Wing Loading 7.8lbs/ft2 (38.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 10,546.6ft2 (979.8m2)
  • Drag Points 47914

Parts

  • Number of Parts 402
  • Control Surfaces 11
  • Performance Cost 1,905
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    May I make my own AC-47 variant

    6 months ago
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    Can we move the guns to left,right,top,and down? If it possible,then how to do it?

    +2 10 months ago
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    6,217 Samfpanzer

    Gunship go Brrrrrrrrrrrr

    +1 2.1 years ago
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    You’re making the gunship community proud. Love this

    +3 2.5 years ago
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    Someone should make a Fairchild AC-119

    +1 2.5 years ago