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Originally Posted by Skoshi Tiger
What stress model with multirole aircraft like the Mosquito and Beaufighter get? Fighter or Bomber?
And will dive bombers like SBD's and Stukas be stressed apropriately?
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There is neither fighter nor bomber profiles (if I read it correctly). Each aircraft will get it's own unique profile. Though since it is not included in either 'average' fighter or bomber, the multi-role middle-ground is a big mystery.
The mosquito is really a slow turning airplane to begin with (and made of wood
). Maybe affected perhaps similarly to any other aircraft when loaded up with tons of bombs.
Ju-87.. they can black out the pilot for sure, without damage to the wings (pulling out of dive). But can they repeat that with a ton of bombs underneath I wonder (not that one would ever need to try that).
I think we can expect some noticable differences between different aircraft, affecting some more than others. I think I read somewhere that fires of spit have extremely good tolerance to G's. But I could be wrong. Either way, the twin engined multi-role planes are probably the most mysterious to me.
I'm also wondering about wing-loading. Low wing loading means being able to pull more G's (typically) while high means less. The twin engined multi-role planes seem to have higher wing loading than others despite having larger wings. Having engines on the wings themselves, however, means a LOT of weight moved away from the center of the fuselage. Makes me curious how much a 110 fuselage weighs compares to single engined planes. And if it can have any bearing on it's ability to carry more. Longer wings could also exert more forces at the wing attachment point than shorter wings, if that sort of leverage physics works on wings.