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Hello all! Today I've decided to group all of the stock aircraft that I create from now on into this post. As a result, this thread will continually be updated instead of myself making a new one like I normally do. All of the downloads for the aircraft are in the spoilers below each description.

Any suggestions for aircraft would be great! (It doesn't just have to be WW2 related)

All instructions on how to fly the aircraft are provided in the download on KerbalX

Also, tell me: What is your favourite aircraft I have built so far?

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Fighters

These are my fighter aircraft I've made so far.

Download for the whole hangar on KerbalX (HERE)

The Supermarine Spitfire

The Spitfire was among the most famous aircraft of WW2. The Spitfire's smooth lines and curved eliptical wing both made it look pretty and aerodynamically efficient. During the Battle of Britain it gained an almost legendary status, despite the Hurricane providing 60% of RAF kills during the Battle of Britain. Many German pilots that were downed by Hurricanes often lied about being downed by a Spitfires instead. The Spitfire's turn rate was second to only the Japanese Zero and during the Battle of Britain, was slightly faster than the 109s. The Spitfire then switched from the Merlin engine, to the Griffon. It provided so much power that pilots were able to climb up to diving 109s and spike them from below. The last variant of the Spitfire (the Spitfire Mk24) rolled out in 1946 and had increased in weight by about 30 passengers.

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The North American P-51 Mustang

The P-51 started off as a new fighter aircraft built to a British requirement. Early P-51s weren't very impressive aircraft as they were using Allison V-1710 engines which didn't have good performance at high altitude. When the Merlin engine (used in the Spitfires) was introduced into the Mustang, it transformed it's performance at high altitudes and in 1943 it was first used as a long range escort fighter. The D model (the most famous) served as the USA's main fighter in the Korean War until it was replaced by jets. In other airforces, the P-51 served until the early 80s.

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Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-3

Despite being created for High Altitude combat against German BF-109s, it ended up fighting mostly low to mid altitude battles where it's performance was less than optimal. It was pretty much inferior to the BF-109 and even other Soviet aircraft being built at the time. It had a very long nose which was difficult to see out of and overall the aircraft was difficult to fly. It's armament was plagued with weapon failures and it's gunsights were also unreliable as well. 

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Messerschmitt BF-109

The BF-109 is considered one of the first 'modern' fighters. The BF-109 first saw combat during The Spanish Civil War, however was mostly used during WW2. During WW2, the BF-109 was the backbone of the Luftwaffe. The BF-109 was considered equal to the RAF's Spitfire, however it had a better rate of climb but had a worse turn time. The BF-109 remained competitive with allied aircraft with many upgrades throughout the war. 

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The A6M2 Zero "Tora Tora"

The A6M2 Zero was a naval fighter developed by the Japanese in World War II. It was brought early into the war and gained a legendary status of being a fantastic dogfighter. It was so fantastic that it's kill ration was 12 - 1. It was considered the finest fighter until 1943. The zero had manoueverability that was un-matched, even compared to the Spitfire. Unlike the allied fighters however, the Zero had a lack of armour. This saved on weight which caused it to have excellent range. Later in the war, allied aircraft eventually matched or even surpassed the Zero's capabilities. The fragile nature, slow speed, and light armament of the aircraft made it vulnerable to the faster, better protected and more heavily armed aircraft the US was using. Despite all of this, the Zero was still pressed into service as late as 1945.

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The Hawker Hurricane

The Hurricane was the backbone of the RAF in the Battle of Britain. Despite being overshadowed by the Spitfire, the aircraft became renowned during the Battle of Britain as it provided 60% of aerial kills during the battle. The Hurricane arose from the topic of converting the Fury (which was a biplane) into a monoplane. Despite the lack of interest from the air ministry at the time (since they preferred the biplane) it was still developed. It was slower than both the Spitfire and BF-109, however it turned better than the 109, and had a better arrangement with guns than the Spitfire. One of the appeals of this aircraft was how it could easily be produced since the Hurricane employed building techniques found more in earlier biplanes (which at the time were more familiar to air crews). Because of this, a badly damaged aircraft could be repaired and flown again, which, if the same damage was done to a Spitfire, it had to be written off. Later in the war, the Hurricane was used in smaller airforces, or in use in areas where reliability and ease of use were more important. By then, The Hurricane was largely replaced by newer variants of the Spitfire, or Hawker's newer Typhoon and Tempest fighters.

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The North American F-82 Twin Mustang

During the closing stages of The Second World War, a long ranged fighter escort for the B-29 was needed that could escort further than the P-38s and P-51s in use. It was based on a lightweight variant of the P-51 called the XP-51F (which later became the P-51H). It was the last piston powered fighter than the US airforce ordered. It's unique twin fuselage (similar to the BF-109Z) with two cockpits offered some advantages like that the pilots could switch over on long flights. Unlike the original P-51, it did not use the Rolls Royce Merlin engine, but instead a newer version of the Alison V-1710 so it didn't rely on foreign designs. 

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The Gloster Meteor

The Meteor was the second jet fighter (alongside the Me-262) to enter service during WW2, and was the only allied jet fighter that saw combat. Whilst the aircraft itself wasn't special aerodynamically, it was groundbreaking in it's engines developed by Frank Whittle. The aircraft wasn't quite as fast as the Me-262, it wasn't as advanced and it wasn't as heavily armed either, but was more manoueverable and more reliable. Originally, the aircraft was used to counter the V-1 flying bombs, but was later used in combat in early 1945. The type managed to strafe 46 German aircraft on airfields on ground attack. The aircraft was extensively used in the Korean War, but due to it's straight wing, it wasn't able to compete with aircraft like the MiG-15 which had swept wings. It rapidly became obsolete during the 1950s and was largely replaced by aircraft like the Hawker Hunter, and Gloster Javelin. The aircraft, being used as target tugs, were finally retired in the 1980s, but Martin-Baker still use two Meteors today for ejection seat testing.

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Bombers and Attackers

These are all of my bombers and attackers so far.

Download for the whole hangar on KerbalX (HERE)

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The Avro Lancaster

The Lancaster was originally designed as a twin engined bomber called the Avro Manchester. The Manchester originally had 2 Rolls-Royce Vulture engines which had cylinders arranged in an X shape with 24 cylinders. This design was unreliable and was retired in 1942. The Lancaster, which had 4 Merlin engines, came about since the USA was using 4 engines in it's own heavy bombers. The Lancaster is considered the best night bomber of the war.

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The JU-87 Stuka

The JU-87 (or Stuka as it was called) was a German dive bomber developed by Junkers in the 1930s. The Stuka would dive at about 80 degrees, ditch the bombs and pull up afterward. This meant the bombs dropped by the Stuka were extremely accurate. It first saw combat during the spanish civil war in 1937, however, was more famously known for it's action during WW2. One of the special features of the Stuka was it's siren (this was really only used at the beginning of the war, due to soldiers being de-sensitized to the sound afterward), the siren itself was just a small, unpowered, propeller that made a sound the faster the aircraft went. The aircraft was also fitted with automatic dive brakes, so the plane would automatically pull up if the pilot blacked out due to large amounts of G-forces.

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The IL-2 Shturmovik

The IL-2 was a ground attacker developed in the Soviet Union. It had a reputation for taking huge amounts of punishment, but still being able to fly home. This was because of the fact it was incredibly well armoured; this made it immune to small arms fire. The armour worked both as armour and the actual load bearing component of the aircraft. Like the WW1 Junkers J-1, it had an "armoured bathtub" which meant the armour surrounded the pilot and other components, like a bathtub. The IL-2 was the second most produced aircraft ever. Stalin himself loved this aircraft, describing it as "essential as air and bread for the Red Army". Despite being one of the most produced aircraft, only a handful still exist.

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The Tupolev TB-3

The TB-3 was a four engined heavy bomber of the 1930s. Despite being obsolete, it continued use during WW2. It saw combat as the TB-3 Zveno which acted as a mothership for fighters. It also worked as a light tank transport and for paratrooping. Originally, the aircraft was powered by four Curtiss V-1570 engines, but instead was converted to the Mikulin M-17, which itself was a modified BMW engine. It was armed with 5 defensive machine guns mounted in the fuselage and the nose. Officially, the aircraft was supposed to be retired in 1939, but was still used until 1945. In recognition of this, TB-3s were flown at the Victory Parade at the end of WW2.

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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The B-24 was a four engined heavy bomber used during WW2 by the US. It was, and still is the most produced bomber/heavy bomber/multi engined aircraft ever. The B-24 performed extensively during the course of the war. Since it had a longer range than the B-17, it was used in bombing roles in the Pacific Theatre. Aircrews prefered the B-17 as it was easier to fly and less prone to setting on fire when hit, however General Staff prefered the B-24 due to it's longer range, higher cruise speed, and bigger bomb load. 

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Craft that are soon to come:

Fairey Swordfish

Fockewulf FW-190

Boeing B-17

Hawker Fury

Lavochkin La-7

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

North American F-86

Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

 

 

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Nice work! I will definitely try these craft out!  Saw a Mustang fly in person a couple months ago at an airshow. Won't ever forget that beautiful Merlin engine sound! :D 

Might I suggest also adding the Consolidated B-24 Liberator to the list? :) 

Also: "The last variant of the Spitfire (the Spitfire Mk24) rolled out in 1946 and had increased in weight by about 30 passengers."  30 passengers? What?

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5 hours ago, EpicSpaceTroll139 said:

Nice work! I will definitely try these craft out!  Saw a Mustang fly in person a couple months ago at an airshow. Won't ever forget that beautiful Merlin engine sound! :D 

Might I suggest also adding the Consolidated B-24 Liberator to the list? :) 

Also: "The last variant of the Spitfire (the Spitfire Mk24) rolled out in 1946 and had increased in weight by about 30 passengers."  30 passengers? What?

Thanks for the suggestion :)

Also, I read the bit where it said "30 passengers" from a book. I probably should've used different words. I simply meant that the weight had increased so much that it was as if 30 passengers were ridng it. Odd image, I know. :P

 

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1 hour ago, HolidayTheLeek said:

Thanks for the suggestion :)

Also, I read the bit where it said "30 passengers" from a book. I probably should've used different words. I simply meant that the weight had increased so much that it was as if 30 passengers were ridng it. Odd image, I know. :P

It would be rather kerbal to stick a bunch of seats on the Spitfire's wings and have passengers ride around on it. :sticktongue:

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On 3/13/2018 at 1:44 AM, EpicSpaceTroll139 said:

Nice work! I will definitely try these craft out!  Saw a Mustang fly in person a couple months ago at an airshow. Won't ever forget that beautiful Merlin engine sound! :D 

Might I suggest also adding the Consolidated B-24 Liberator to the list? :) 

Also: "The last variant of the Spitfire (the Spitfire Mk24) rolled out in 1946 and had increased in weight by about 30 passengers."  30 passengers? What?

Sorry it's been a while, I almost forgot about your request.

Anyways, here it is finally! The B-24 Liberator!

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Link to KerbalX is (HERE)

I genuinely enjoyed making this thing! Hopefully the next replica I make isn't as late.

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