KTP-271 Raven

[kapteenipirk]

KTP-271 Raven

And here is that Specialized cargo-plane i was talking about on the Zeppelin Staaken post. It is my second favorite custom design so far , right behind the mighty Vulture bomber.

 

I wanted to give the aircraft a little history.

 

The KTP-271 was visioned a few years before KW2 started.

The designer/engineer behind the project envisioned a new "Solid supply-line"  or whatever he called it, that was going to be filled with giant cargo-planes full of defensive armaments. The planes would also be built in a way that would guarantee that they would be able to land and deliver their cargo before they are completely destroyed.

Basically like a heavy-bomber fleet that carried troops, fuel, ammo, and other supplies instead of bombs.

 

And here is the result of that idea.

In the end, the aircraft was manufactured in very small numbers. It was too expensive and the "Solid supply-line" idea just didn't strike.

So, supplying of spare-parts, fuel and airmen to front-line airbases and airfields became it's primary task.

Tough one of them became more special than others of it's kind.

 

One of them had been upgraded with equipment from Lankaster bombers, to be used as a personal transport for Monty Kerman.

The gondola on the underbelly was replaced with a radar that was taken from a wrecked Lankaster bomber. The lankaster engines where factory fresh.

 

The "gun tunnel" in the rear of the plane was removed as-well, and a Quad-turret was installed into the rear to replace it. It also came from a wrecked Lankaster.

 

The Kamerikan's also had their own versions that where installed with spare engines meant to be used on Thunderbolts and Korsairs.

I wanted to make aircraft available to as many as possible, so that's why there are so many different versions with different engines. There are 4 versions in total:

The KAX version witch is the original one i built a long time ago.

A Firespitter version that i later on modified even more and turned it into the personal transport of Monty Kerman.

An Airplane Plus version that is the same as the original with the exception of the new engines.

And an SXT engined version that is also the same as the original.

Unfortunetly, due to some weird bug, i had to delete the Firespitter version as it was completely broken . It would takeoff, and then the Kraken would hit and things went a bit weird, and ended up in either a crash or in parts escaping the solar system .

 

Technical specs: (KAX version)

Top speed: 78 m/s. (speed may vary between version).

Stall speed: 30 m/s.

Armaments: 3x 50.cal turret, 2x 30mm chaingun.

Length: 40.2m

Wingspan: 43.8m

Height: 12.2m

Mass: 121 tons

Parts: 654

It should have plenty of fuel to compensate the slow speed so you can get pretty far .

Takeoff distance is pretty big because of the relatively low angle in witch it sits on the runway .

 

Action Groups:

Action group 1 is for the landing flaps.

 

Mods used: BD-armory on all versions and KAX, Airplane Plus or SXT depending on the version.

Download link: (All in one package) https://www.dropbox.com/s/0g1i3h773r0zkqi/KTP-271 versions.zip?dl=0

 

And there it is for you, my idea of a proper cargo-plane. I hope you enjoy it .

Edited August 6, 2017 by kapteenipirk
forgot to put in the mods list.

[PaperAviator]

One of the best replicas I've ever seen. There are even decals on the tail! Can't wait to download it when I get back!

[kapteenipirk]

3 hours ago, PaperAviator said:

One of the best replicas I've ever seen. There are even decals on the tail! Can't wait to download it when I get back!

Thanks .

Yea, i've been trying to add a little more color to my planes using communitron DTS's and fuel-cells.

[He_162]

Using my fuel cell technique! I love it!

[kapteenipirk]

1 hour ago, He_162 said:

Using my fuel cell technique! I love it!

Thanks .

 

I actually started using the upside-down fuel-cell thing a few months ago .

You guys just haven't gotten to see it because i was absent from the spacecraft exchange for so many months.

Edited August 6, 2017 by kapteenipirk

[He_162]

31 minutes ago, kapteenipirk said:

Thanks .

 

I actually started using the upside-down fuel-cell thing a few months ago .

You guys just haven't gotten to see it because i was absent from the spacecraft exchange for so many months.

I've been doing it for about the last 5 - 7 months, I've used it in a few designs on my KerbalX recently (getting into the whole car thing)

It just wasn't that useful for aircraft due to the high drag it creates when you use a lot of them.