JFM Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 19 hours ago, Enceladus said: Helldiver The Beast wasn’t/isn’t as beloved as the SBD, but a modern PTO CFS *has* to have it eventually. And when it shows up, I’ll be flying it. 😀 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Jason_Williams Posted October 27, 2023 Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Share Posted October 27, 2023 I do like the Helldiver even if it had problems. Would be a blast! Jason 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 The Helldiver is impressive in person. I made that photo at Thunder Over Michigan several years ago. It's a beast in the air as well. Another photo when I get home from work. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFM Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/26/2023 at 9:32 PM, BlitzPig_EL said: Gorgeous! At an airshow years ago, for five bucks you could sit in the rear seat. They almost had to call the National Guard to get me back out! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit21 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 4 hours ago, Trooper117 said: Have always liked the Japanese aircraft. Wheels 3 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simfan1998 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 One day, When a 3d modeller got bored, the FM guy is tripping and the producer got magic mushrooms for dinner and all of them said WTF Why not?! Just for the Fun... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 I guess you'll see it in about 15 years time... because there is a hell of a lot of campaigns and aircraft and ships to get through before that 'thing' sees the light of day... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genXgamer Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 By no means my favourite aircraft, but still a very important one. Art by Robert Perry 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunny Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 I know the F4U has been mentioned, but I want the -1 Corsair, birdcage and all. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobilak Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 P-51B/C 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reschke Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 As much as I love the Corsair....I'd have to say the plane that my grandfather flew in which was the PV-1 Ventura. 8 Quote AH Callsign Reschke from March 2001 till tour 146 Founder and CO VF-17 Jolly Rogers September 2002 - December 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 The forgotten bomber of the Pacific. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reschke Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 12/5/2023 at 11:36 AM, BlitzPig_EL said: The forgotten bomber of the Pacific. Yep and according to my grandfather it's glide slope if the engine(s) ever went out was like a brick thrown into the water...immediate slowdown and nearly vertical descent. 2 1 Quote AH Callsign Reschke from March 2001 till tour 146 Founder and CO VF-17 Jolly Rogers September 2002 - December 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkoor Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 B5N or Devastator. Any torpedo bomber really. I suppose they would be super fun to fly especially if you could be in position to score serious hit and live to tell the tale. When you think about it, rarely any type of aircraft in WW2 had the opportunity to inflict that kind of huge damage as dive or torpedo bombers did... with a few such hits you could literally turn the tide of the battle. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangMike Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 11/3/2023 at 12:45 AM, genXgamer said: By no means my favourite aircraft, but still a very important one. Art by Robert Perry P-39/P-400 would be a really fun plane to fly! Heres hoping we get a Guadalcanal DLC one day... 3 Quote Working signatures? What a novel concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LcSummers Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 @Mysticpuma Are yo u kidding?😁😉 There are tooooooo many i love to fly! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestrel79 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 On 10/26/2023 at 8:32 PM, BlitzPig_EL said: I always wondered this looking at the Helldiver in photos compared to the Dauntless...did the rear seat machine gunner really do anything? The back of the aircraft is so high it looks like the gun doesn't have much room to shoot anything directly behind it compared to the Dauntless. I know this airplane had lots of issues and pilots didn't like it, was this one of the reasons why? Or was it more handling and engine related. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruberikku Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Many excellent aircraft were already mentioned, but what about this beauty? The Nakajima J1N1 Gekkō (aka Irving)! Pictures were taken from the National Air and Space Museum's website. This is the only surviving aircraft (a J1N1-S variant) and can be found at the NASM (Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) in Chantilly, Virginia, US. Those forward up-firing cannons, found in the S or Sa variants, could be pretty unique/interesting in-game. I believe the S variant also has some down-firing cannons. I have the Tamiya 1:48 kit lying around and plan to start on it soon... or attempt it at least. 😅 Would be my first serious scale model attempt. Edited January 23 by Aruberikku 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAG75 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 On 9/3/2023 at 4:07 PM, Feldgrün said: F4U Corsair I can not agree more with this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrobaron Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I agree with almost everything posted so far and there are plenty others I'd like to see. However, an important one that comes to mind that I haven't seen posted yet is the A-20 Havoc. Not flashy or fancy but one I'd like to see make an appearance at some point! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlitzPig_EL Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 The A20 was absolutely the best operational light bomber in the Southwest Pacific AO, and it was used to good effect. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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