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Vulture

10.3k TurtlesThatFly  3.4 years ago

Assembled in cave factories, the Vulture was an American design that was never adopted by it's origin country's air force- rather, they were developed for export, being mostly sent to China, who really needed modern bombers and attackers that can deal with the fast-moving Japanese ground forces that were sweeping the nation. This plane was somewhat large, though it was able to outrun the older Japanese fighters with it's powerful engine. These machines usually flew in small formations of 2-4 aircraft, only flying alone for liaison or reconnaissance. They were retired in the middle of the war because better, faster, and stronger aircraft were able to replace them in all their roles.

This plane was made cause the last attacker I made ended up flying terribly mostly cause it was derived from a certain biplane and still somehow flew worse even when converted into a monoplane. Instead, I made a light bomber, with a fuselage and story roughly inspired by the real life Vultee V-11/12. I find this aircraft to be a little large for a single engine light bomber, but it still delivers highly desirable flight characteristics IMO. I've also tried messing with wing thickness on this aircraft and attempting gun detail a second time. I've also messed with modding the engine (with assistance from the SPBC) to be more efficient than it is stock. The fixed forward firing guns are both M2 ANs and M1919s, and the turret is an M1919. With all these custom guns being made, i'll probably release a gun pack when I feel I have made enough. Have fun!

VTOL moves the flaps, but also moves the turret when activated.
AG1 disables the flaps in whatever place it is in and makes the turret moveable.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 48.5ft (14.8m)
  • Length 34.4ft (10.5m)
  • Height 12.0ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 7,069lbs (3,206kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,024lbs (4,093kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.156
  • Wing Loading 17.6lbs/ft2 (86.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 511.6ft2 (47.5m2)
  • Drag Points 2523

Parts

  • Number of Parts 93
  • Control Surfaces 20
  • Performance Cost 469