Mid/Early-War styled planes out of mostly stock parts.

[Matuchkin]

So I got hooked into this little practice quite a while ago. I admit, tweakscale was used, but absolutely not for the fuselage. The only tweakscaled parts are the cockpit instruments, and the canopy on one of the planes, as well as the landing gear in several cases.

Anyway, here are the albums. Keep in mind that I am not that good at detailed modelling, so some of these designs may look like scrap:

1. PF-1 Growler:

This is my first fighter design, and the "oldest" if I was to apply a timeline to it. It is less manoeuvrable than my other designs and iterations, but it is by far the most stable design. However, it tends to lose a lot of speed when doing steep bank-turns, so I had to equip it with a large Titan engine from the airplanes plus mod.

https://kerbalx.com/Matuchkin/PF1-Growler

Quite a simple aircraft, so let's move on.

2. PF-1 Growler 2p:

 

At some point, the guys at <<GENERIC WW2 STYLED PLANE BUILDING THING>> decided that the Growler was not manoeuvrable enough. One engineer commented that, compared to real life fighters, that thing was actually quite good, but of course they all acknowledged that, after all, this wasn't real life. And so, the PF-1 got adapted into a two-seater with bomb rails, suitable for a more fitting role as a light bomber/attacker. Same thing as the original Growler, so I'm gonna show off the gunner seat in the plane after the next one. Also, the wings on this version are moved back a bit, to improve manoeuvrability.

https://kerbalx.com/Matuchkin/PF1-Growler-2p

3. PF-2 Basilisk

 

https://kerbalx.com/Matuchkin/PF2-Basilisk

This is a wholly new fighter, developed after the Growler 2p. This time, it is purely based around the fighter role, and boast some very good manoeuvrability. Six 30mm guns on its wings means it has good firepower, and the engine is powerful for the same reason as the Growler. However, it can become unstable if brought into a steep banking turn, but you can WASD out of such a situation quite easily. The Basilisk is far superior to both the Growler and the Growler 2p.

4. PF-1 I2 Swallow 2p

https://kerbalx.com/Matuchkin/PF1I2-Swallow-2p

Notice the difference? This is essentially a Growler, but I decided to rename it after I changed its wings and guns. The good thing about this one is that its gunner can rotate each of the 30mm guns 180 degrees and fire in front of the aircraft. For this purpose, the Swallow mostly uses its gunner as its primary source of fire. It is much more manoeuvrable than the Growler, again, and it can actually stand up against a Basilisk.

Hope you find these planes amusing.

Edited March 27, 2017 by Matuchkin

[Matuchkin]

BTW, note that the KerbalX links for the Basilisk and the Swallow are pending.

[Matuchkin]

KerbalX links for the Basilisk and the Swallow are now ready, and are in the opening post. Also, I am starting to test another aircraft.

PS: The Basilisk, for some reason, has the ship alarm module from N.A.N.A as a part (even though I never put it there). This is registered as an unrecognised part.

Edited March 27, 2017 by Matuchkin