[Stock Craft] WWII Consolidated B-24J "Liberator" Bomber

[Columbia]

The Consolidated B-24 was one of the main bombers of the USAAF during the Second World War, used primarily in Allied daylight strategic bombing missions over Germany alongside the Boeing B-17. It peaked over it's Boeing counterpart with range, bomb load and newer other technology which gave it the edge in Japanese bombing raids.

The aircraft comes with a fully functional bomb bay (Action Group 1), bombs and turret positions.

 

Specifications:

Part count: 369

Bombs: 10

Kerbal Capacity: 11

Craft Download: https://kerbalx.com/Columbia/Consolidated-B-24J-Liberator

 

Thanks for viewing!

 

 

Edited March 21, 2016 by Columbia

[TedwinKnockman66]

Nice!

[Columbia]

15 minutes ago, TedwinKnockman66 said:

Nice!

Thanks!

[pTrevTrevs]

You know, there's an old joke B-17 crews used to say about the Liberator that said the B-24 was actually the box the Flying Fortress was shipped in. Despite that, this is a pretty nice piece of work. The only big things it appears to be missing are the turrets.

[Dman979]

Yeah, and it had a weird hydraulics system, too. There was a comic in The Wild Blue that showed a pilot with an overdeveloped left arm because the controls were unwieldy. But it looks good!

[Mad Rocket Scientist]

Looks great!  That radiator panel nose looks very smooth.

[Columbia]

13 hours ago, pTrevTrevs said:

You know, there's an old joke B-17 crews used to say about the Liberator that said the B-24 was actually the box the Flying Fortress was shipped in. Despite that, this is a pretty nice piece of work. The only big things it appears to be missing are the turrets.

13 hours ago, Dman979 said:

Yeah, and it had a weird hydraulics system, too. There was a comic in The Wild Blue that showed a pilot with an overdeveloped left arm because the controls were unwieldy. But it looks good!

7 hours ago, Mad Rocket Scientist said:

Looks great!  That radiator panel nose looks very smooth.

Thanks! Yeah, the B-17 crews often saw the B-24 as being rugged, fragile and inferior to the B-17, especially that the latter was covered more in press. 

Though I did add the turret positions (Ball gunner, waist gunners), do you mean the turret guns themselves?

 

 

[pTrevTrevs]

The most noticeable turret that's missing for me has to be the top turret, right behind the cockpit (I'm pretty sure the B-24 had one there).

Would you consider adding a few more pictures showing off the plane in detail? Maybe I would be able to get a closer look at the turrets then.

[Columbia]

18 hours ago, pTrevTrevs said:

The most noticeable turret that's missing for me has to be the top turret, right behind the cockpit (I'm pretty sure the B-24 had one there).

Would you consider adding a few more pictures showing off the plane in detail? Maybe I would be able to get a closer look at the turrets then.

Oh crap, I completely forgot about the top turret! My mistake. I'll put it in the next update.

I think it was because one of the crew members (Engineer, I think?) was the one who operated it and had another duty to fulfill instead of just manning the guns.

Though I'm quite sure the others are there.

[Columbia]

I updated the aircraft, I hope it looks better now.