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A7M2 Reppuu

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A huge update to the original Reppuu that I posted last week or so. This should make the plane alot less horrible to fly.

==Controls==
1 - Drop 60kg bombs (shrunk Boom 25s)
2, 3 - Fire rockets (enlarged Rocket)
4 - Arresting hook (corresponds with brake)
7 - Emergency parachute (ahistorical but whatever the real Reppuu couldn't go 535 miles per hour could it)

==List of changes==
*Plane lengthened.
*Horizontal and Vertical Stabilizers have been enlarged and control surfaces aren't absolutely horrible.
*Changed the armament - it has 2 13mm machineguns (13 rounds per second) and 2 cannons (8 rounds per second) compared to the previous model with it's 4 cannons.
*Armament now has custom tracer color (13mms have a light-greenish tracer color, 20mms have a white tracer)
*Bombload changed - now has 2 60kg bombs as well as 4 rockets mounted on the wing.
*Changed some of the detailing in the plane (removed these weird "bulges" on the side, added victory marks, added antenna cable. Cockpit-size readjusted; it's still grossly unhistorical but whatever.)
*Aircraft now has custom landing gear.
*Removed asymmetrical elements that were annoying me
*Added arresting hook (functionally useless but hey A E S T H E T I C S)

==History of Aircraft that I may or may not have copied off Wikipedia and the last variant's page==

The Mitsubishi A7M Reppu (??, "Strong Gale") was designed as the successor to the Imperial Japanese Navy's A6M Zero, with development beginning in 1942. Performance objectives were to achieve superior speed, climb, diving, and armament over the Zero, as well as better maneuverability. To compensate for the weight increase, its overall proportions were significantly greater than its predecessor. The A7M's allied codename was "Sam".

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor A7M Reppuu
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 37.6ft (11.4m)
  • Length 29.9ft (9.1m)
  • Height 11.0ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 12,504lbs (5,671kg)
  • Loaded Weight 14,454lbs (6,556kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.285
  • Wing Loading 55.9lbs/ft2 (273.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 258.3ft2 (24.0m2)
  • Drag Points 3329

Parts

  • Number of Parts 209
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 768