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FU-GO Ballon

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Fu-Go, "Code 'Fu' [Weapon]") was an incendiary balloon weapon, fusen bakudan, lit. "balloon bomb") deployed by Japan against the United States during World War II. It consisted of a hydrogen-filled paper balloon 33 feet (10 m) in diameter, with a payload of four 11-pound (5.0 kg) incendiary devices and one 33-pound (15 kg) high-explosive anti-personnel bomb. The uncontrolled balloons were carried over the Pacific Ocean from Japan to North America by fast, high-altitude air currents, today known as the jet stream, and used a sophisticated sandbag ballast system to maintain their altitude. The bombs were intended to ignite large-scale forest fires and spread panic.

Source: Wikipedia

Controls:

Ag1/ Release Balloon

Throttle/ Control vertical speed

Instructions:
1-Raise throttle until it rises.
2-Release the balloon.
3-Use the wind settings to move the balloon.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 32.8ft (10.0m)
  • Length 32.8ft (10.0m)
  • Height 123.7ft (37.7m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 5,888lbs (2,670kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.291
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 68184

Parts

  • Number of Parts 81
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 335