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[bobbysocks]

the Bristol Beaufighter

Fighter Bomber / Torpedo Bomber

The Bristol 156 Beaufighter is a twin-engined two-seat heavy fighter aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company. The Beaufighter served also as a fighter bomber and torpedo bomber aircraft.
Crew 2

Propulsion 2 Radial Engines
Engine Model Bristol Hercules XVII
Engine Power (each) 1286 kW 1725 hp

Speed 515 km/h 278 kts
320 mph
Service Ceiling 5.791 m 19.000 ft
Range 2.254 km 1.217 NM
1.401 mi.

Empty Weight 7.072 kg 15.592 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 11.521 kg 25.400 lbs

Wing Span 17,63 m 57,8 ft
Wing Area 46,7 m² 503 ft²
Length 12,70 m 41,7 ft
Height 4,83 m 15,8 ft

First Flight 17.07.1939
Production Status out of production
Total Production 5926
Developed from Bristol 152 Beaufort

Data for (Version) Bristol 156 Beaufighter TF.Mk.X
Variants Beaufighter Mk IF, Mk IC, Mk II, Mk IIF, Mk VI, Mk VIC, Mk VIF, TF Mk X, Mk XIC, Mk 21 (DAP Beaufighter), TT Mk 10

Remarks
The Bristol Beaufighter is a development of the Bristol Beaufort. The Beaufighter Mk.21 was also license-built by the Australian Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) as a fighter bomber and torpedo bomber aircraft.

[bobbysocks]

Another plane i have history with...

The Me 262

Fighter

The Messerschmitt Me 262 is a two-engined multi role jet fighter aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Messerschmitt AG. Developed in world war II for the German Luftwaffe of the Third Reich, the Me 262 was operational as a fighter, night fighter, interceptor, fighter bomber and as a reconnaissance aircraft.
Crew 1

Propulsion 2 Turbojet Engines
Engine Model Junkers Jumo 004B-1
Engine Power (each) 8,8 kN 1978 lbf

Speed 870 km/h 470 kts
541 mph
Service Ceiling 11.450 m 37.565 ft
Rate of climb 1189 m/min 3900 ft/min
Range 1.050 km 567 NM
652 mi.

Empty Weight 3.800 kg 8.378 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 6.400 kg 14.110 lbs

Wing Span 12,48 m 40,9 ft
Wing Area 21,7 m² 234 ft²
Length 10,60 m 34,8 ft
Height 3,84 m 12,6 ft

First Flight 18.04.41 (Jet 25.03.42)
Production Status out of production
Production Range 1943 - 1945
Total Production ca. 1430

ICAO Code ME62

Data for (Version) Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a

Remarks
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world's first operational jet fighter aircraft. The fighter variants were called Schwalbe (swallow), the fighter bomber variant Sturmvogel (petrel).

[QBlackDeathQ]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

FW 190 D-12

Fw 190 D-1117 Fw 190 D-11s were known to have been manufactured. This version was fitted with the uprated Jumo 213E series engine which was also used in the Ta-152 H series. Changes over the D-9 were the enlarged supercharger air intake on the starboard side cowling and the use of a wooden, broad-bladed VS 9 or 10 propeller unit utilizing three 9-27012 C-1 blades with a diameter of 3.6 m (11.8 ft). The 13 mm (.51 in) fuselage guns were removed, and the cowling redesigned by omitting the gun troughs and simplifying to a flat profile. Two 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons were installed in the outer wings to complement the 20 mm MG 151s in the inboard positions. Of the 17 Dora-11s delivered, three can be accounted for. One, the best known, was Rote 4 (red 4) of JV 44's Platzschutz unit. Another, white chevron, was found at München-Riem, and may have served with JV 44 after serving at the Verbandsführerschule General der Jagdflieger (Training School for Unit Leaders) at Bad Wörishofen; it is not known if it was actually used operationally. A third, "white <61," was also found after the war at the Verbandsfuehrerschule General der Jagdflieger.[63]

While the D-11 was under manufacture, work started on the Fw 190 D-12 and D-13 models. The D-12 and D-13s were based on the D-11 design, however the D-12 and D-13 were fitted with Motorkanone nose cannons firing through the propeller hub (the D-12 would be fitted with a 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon and the D-13 would be fitted with a 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon). There were three test aircraft built for the D-12 line, V63, V64 and V65 but no production aircraft were built.

specs:

Description
Manufacturer: Focke-Wulf
Base model: Fw 190
Designation: Fw 190
Version: D-12
Basic role: Fighter (Germany)


Specifications
Length: 33' 5" 10.1 m
Height: 11' 3.3 m
Wingspan: 34' 5" 10.4 m
Empty Weight: 10,670 lb 4,839 kg


Propulsion No. of Engines: 1
Powerplant: Junkers Jumo 213
Horsepower (each): 2240


Performance Range: 520 miles 837 km
Cruise Speed: 280 mph 450 km/h 243 kt
Max Speed: 426 mph 685 km/h 370 kt
Ceiling: 40,000 ft 12,191 m


Final variants included the Fw 190D-12, which was essentially a ground-attack aircraft with additional armour protection for the engine, and armed with two MG 151/20s in the wings and a single MK 108 cannon firing through the spinner; and the generally similar Fw 190D-13 which had the MK 108 replaced by an MG 151/20.

:g rin::gri n: O, F-ing JOY! IF they only add 2 mg would be awesome!

[bobbysocks]

pope found this comment:

Hundreds of planes in one game
More than 100 models of planes, participated in air battles of war with hundreds of planes in each combat. The player can choose the side and upgrade or buy new planes for Germany (from early Bf-109 till early jets), USSR (including jet BI-1), RAF (from Spitfires to Gloster Meteor), Japan and USA.

SO.... I will now add those 2 AC as well.

the Gloster Meteor

G.41 Meteor

Fighter

The Gloster Meteor is a twin-engined single-seat jet fighter aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Gloster Aircraft.

Crew 1

Propulsion 2 Turbojet Engines
Engine Model Rolls-Royce Derwent 8
Engine Power (each) 15,6 kN 3500 lbf

Speed 965 km/h 521 kts
600 mph
Service Ceiling 13.106 m 43.000 ft
Range 965 km 521 NM
600 mi.

Empty Weight 4.846 kg 10.684 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 7.121 kg 15.700 lbs

Wing Span 11,32 m 37,1 ft
Wing Area 32,5 m² 350 ft²
Length 13,59 m 44,6 ft
Height 3,96 m 13,0 ft

First Flight 05.03.1943
Production Status out of production
Total Production 3947

Data for (Version) Gloster Meteor F Mk8
Variants Meteor F.1, F.3, F.4, T.7, F.7, FR.9, PR.10, NF.11, NF.12, NF.13, NF.14, TT.20
Remarks
The Gloster Meteor was the first operational British jet fighter aircraft and the only Allied jet fighter to see combat in WWII.


i think we will have the opportunity to have some very interesting games...bi-plane dogfights and jet vs jet....cool.

[bobbysocks]

the Berezniak-Isayev BI-1 Rocket-Propelled Interceptor

History Background
Since spring 1941 in Bolkhovitinov's design bureau two engineers - Alexander Bereznyak and Alexey Isaev - began constructing a new jet. Famous rocket designer Sergey Korolyov developed the conception of the airplane in 1938. L. Dushkin constructed the jet engine and promised a speed over 800 km/h and time of work about one minute. The idea was: to take-off, fast climb, pursue the enemy plane, then shoot it down by using two ShVAK guns and landing like a glider without engine thrust.

On September 15, 1941 the first prototype has been built, but as the engine was not ready yet, the plane was tested in aerodynamic tube in Central Aviation Institute, and followed by tests of the plane in glider mode.

The first flight of the prototype was on May 15th, 1942. The test pilot was Grigory Bakhchivandzhi. In the first flight the following was reached: maximum altitude - 840 m, max speed - 400km/h, climbing speed - 23 m/s. The flight lasted 3 minutes 9 seconds.

There were seven flights by March 1943 on the second and third airplanes. In those flights the maximum parameters were reached for the interceptor: max altitude - 4000 m, max speed - 675 km/h, max climbing speed - 82m/s, time of flight - 6 minutes 22 seconds, time of engine's work - 84 seconds. In the seventh flight on March 27th, 1943, the pilot tried to reach the speed over 800 km/h on the altitude 2000 meters. But after the engine was shutdown (on the 78th second of flight), the plane began diving and crashed. The test pilot Bakhchivandzhi perished. The commission, which examined the causes of accident decided, that the course of that was the phenomena of the uncontrolled diving, that appeared during the flight near the sound barrier. Once delivered, the plane was going to be re-named the "BI-VS" and include the capability of carrying several 2.5kg bombs for dropping on enemy bombers. Unfortunately, the series of 30 almost built planes for the Soviet Air Forces was destroyed.

Specs:

Length, m 6.4
Wingspan, m 6.48
Engine D-1A-1100
Max. Speed, km/h 1020 (calculated), 675 (practically)
Time of climbing to the altitude 5000m, minutes 0.5
Landing speed, km/h 140
Take-off weight, kg 1650
Crew 1
Weapon two 20mm ShVAK cannons, 2x45shells

[Slothboy]

Originally Posted by bobbysocks

I am going to go out on a limb and "assume" that BoS and World of Planes will have the same inventory of ac. so that being said i saw 4 more planes.

P38 Lightning

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a twin-engined single-seat fighter and fighter bomber aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Lockheed Corporation. Reconaissance variants of the P-38 were designated F-4 & F-5 Lightning.
Crew 1

Propulsion 2 Piston Engines
Engine Model Allison V-1710-113
Engine Power (each) 1100 kW 1475 hp

Speed 667 km/h 360 kts
414 mph
Service Ceiling 13.411 m 44.000 ft
Range 1.771 km 956 NM
1.100 mi.

Empty Weight 5.806 kg 12.800 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 9.798 kg 21.600 lbs

Wing Span 15,85 m 52,0 ft
Wing Area 30,4 m² 327 ft²
Length 11,53 m 37,8 ft
Height 3,91 m 12,8 ft

First Flight 27.01.1939
Production Status out of production
Total Production 10037

ICAO Code P38
FAA TCDS LTC-10
Data for (Version) Lockheed P-38L Lightning
Variants P-38, P-38D, P-322, P-38E, P-38F, P-38G, P-38H, P-38J, P-39K, P-38L, P-38M, F-4 (P-38E), F-5A (P-38G), F-5B (P-38J)

You forgot "Climbs like a homesick angel"