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De Havilland Vampire Fb.5

50.5k ChaMikey  6.8 years ago

And it is here! a vintage British jet which I think we can all agree on is stubbily beautiful, yeeeeeesss. It is equiped with 4x RP-3 Rockets with NO smoke trails so everyone can download easily, and not scroll to the bottom comment as I said to, to find the link i put to the version with no smoke.

Aaaaaanyways, I sincerely hope you enjoy this aircraft and another long waited build shall come after this! cheerio!

Controls :

1-2 : launches RP-3 rockets
3 : Navigation lights

thats it really....

Ps+ I didnt add the weight thing on the tail as I dont understand how that small thing acts as weight.

History :

The de Havilland Vampire was a British jet fighter developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. Work on the aircraft began during the Second World War as a largely experimental aircraft suitable for combat that harnessed the groundbreaking innovation of jet propulsion; it was quickly decided to opt for a single-engine, twin-boom aircraft equipped with the Halford H.1 turbojet engine (later the de Havilland Goblin). Originally ordered as an experimental aircraft only, the decision to mass-produce the aircraft as an interceptor for the Royal Air Force (RAF) was finalised in May 1944.

In 1946, the first production aircraft entered service with the RAF, only months after the conflict had come to a close. The Vampire was the second jet fighter, after the Gloster Meteor, operated by the RAF and the first to be powered by one jet engine. Aside from its propulsion system and twin-boom configuration, it was a relatively conventional aircraft. The Vampire quickly replaced many wartime piston-engine fighter aircraft and was in front-line service until 1953, after which the Vampire was primarily assigned to secondary roles such as pilot training and ground attack, for which specialist variants of the type were produced.

In 1966, the type was retired by the RAF, after being replaced by more capable jet-powered fighters such as the Hawker Hunter and Gloster Javelin. During its service, the Vampire had achieved several aviation firsts and records, including becoming the first jet aircraft to traverse the Atlantic Ocean. It had been sold to many nations and operated in a wide range of environments around the world. Vampires participated in several conflicts, including the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, the Malayan emergency and the Rhodesian Bush War.

Almost 3,300 Vampires were manufactured, a quarter of them built under licence in other countries. The first jet fighter Royal Navy was the Sea Vampire, a naval variant which was operated from its aircraft carriers. The Vampire was developed into the DH.115 dual-seat trainer and the more advanced DH.112 Venom ground-attack and night fighter.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 3 airplane(s) +49 bonus
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 38.1ft (11.6m)
  • Length 30.9ft (9.4m)
  • Height 8.0ft (2.4m)
  • Empty Weight 9,420lbs (4,272kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,306lbs (4,674kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.398
  • Wing Loading 30.1lbs/ft2 (147.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 342.4ft2 (31.8m2)
  • Drag Points 5875

Parts

  • Number of Parts 218
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 767
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    922 LoganS

    @ChaMikey Finally someone made an updated version!

    6.8 years ago
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    12.8k Luuk2909

    just gg @ChaMikey

    6.8 years ago
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    50.5k ChaMikey

    @Othawne yeah lol, experimenting on the new balls that were added xD

    6.8 years ago
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    Mod Vincent

    @ChaMikey Anytime :D Beautiful btw it's... The nose shape is somewhat complicated tbh.

    6.8 years ago
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    50.5k ChaMikey

    @Othawne oh thats what ive been missing! I completely forgot the brackets, so much for playing warthunder xD thanks man! not at all annoying, much appreciated!

    6.8 years ago
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    Mod Vincent

    I Dont mean to be annoying but the Late Spitfires & Vampire/venom had their rockets in brackets.

    6.8 years ago
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    6,300 Mykl

    @AudioDud3 I am a bad pilot lmai

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    52.5k Tang0five

    Best looking vampire I have seen yet!

    6.8 years ago
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    6,300 Mykl

    @AudioDud3 I WOULD PREFER NOT TO, but seriously, they really help when making a heavy landing. .

    6.8 years ago
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    50.5k ChaMikey

    @TheMutePaper @AudioDud3 daw crap xD I was wondering what was left, sorry for that ;--; but thanks guys :D

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    @AudioDud3 mmhmm

    6.8 years ago
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    You forgot the airbrakes

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    11.5k shipster

    This thing is cool! My favourite aeroplane, as I'm English.

    6.8 years ago
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    Looks gr8!

    6.8 years ago
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    looks great :D

    6.8 years ago
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    50.5k ChaMikey

    @TAplanes @Sgtk @BogdanX @MethaManAircraft @Jettstorm thanks guys!

    6.8 years ago