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FMA IA 58 Pucara

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Auto Credit Based on FredDeane's Falkland challenge

Twin turboprop aircraft used in a ground attack role by the Argentine forces during the Falklands Conflict. The rough short field performance allowed this aircraft to be deployed at forward bases on the Islands necessitating raids by special forces to help neutralize them prior to the landing of British forces. Despite being a Ground Attack aircraft the Pucara is the only Argentine aircraft that secured an air to air kill during the conflict when one brought down a British Scout helicopter.

Guess I should have added instructions. On the ground select 5 push the vtol slider almost to the top, deselect 5 and now push the slide all the way up so it's ready to lift the gear (group 6). Power on and away she goes, rotation speed is about 160ish and she is quite happy up to 350ish flat. Don't try dive bombing as the wing ends will come off about 500mph as you pull out of the dive. Group 1 drops the bombs, 2,3&4 fire the rockets.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Falkland challenge
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 55.5ft (16.9m)
  • Length 33.5ft (10.2m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 10,398lbs (4,716kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,098lbs (8,209kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.49
  • Wing Loading 30.0lbs/ft2 (146.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 604.1ft2 (56.1m2)
  • Drag Points 9728

Parts

  • Number of Parts 188
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 536
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    @SirGorbachev yup the landing gear and getting the props so they didn't shake the plane apart took a fair bit of work would have been so much easier to stick the vtols in the fuselage.
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    3,202 SirGorbachev
    Very nice! :D Great job on the landing gear too, something I had to get wrong on my own one in order for it to look right (my ones fold on the wrong axis). Really neat looking props too, and the weapons are nice :)
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    @FredDeane Ah I guess I should have added instructions. On the ground select 5 push the vtol slider almost to the top, deselect 5 and now push the slide all the way up so it's ready to lift the gear (group 6). Power on and away she goes, rotation speed is about 160ish and she is quite happy up to 350ish flat. Don't try dive bombing as the wing ends will come off about 500mph as you pull out of the dive. Group 1 drops the bombs, 2,3&4 fire the rockets.
    9.0 years ago
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    6,054 FredDeane
    Can you maybe make it fly?
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    6,054 FredDeane
    Good entry
    9.0 years ago