Althoughh not WW 1, these pictures might be of interest to our IL-2/BoS brethren.
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Fw 190A-8 of Rudi Linz. On 9 February 1945 Linz was shot down and killed in action flying this airplane in defense of the German destroyer Z33 in an operation which was later labeled as Black Friday by the Allied aircrew.
MiG-3
La-9 This is believed to be the last flyable La-9 in the world.
CHANGE LIST of version 1.031b:
1. F.E.2b prop rotation direction was fixed
2. The current version number was fixed in the About section
3. Ground vehicles now follow their routes
4. Ships now move on the water correctly
5. All multiplayer stats were reset due to necessary bug fixes
A Fokker D.VIII replica in the colors of 31 victory ace Gotthard Sachsenberg.
And an Albatros D.Va replica, in the colors of Hans von Hippel, Jasta 5.
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Thanks Fred.
Here are the specific links for each poll.
Moxy:
Albatros D.III
Fokker D.VIIf
Hett:
Albatros D.II
Albatros D.II late
Albatros D.III
Albatros D.Va
Lee:
Albatros D.II
Albatros D.II late
Albatros D.III
Albatros D.Va
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There is one small problem with the W12.
We have the Benz Bz.III powered long fuselage C3MG model (two fixed and one flexible MG) which also happens to be the worst performer of the the W12 series. What's odd about it is the previous production run used the same engine and fuselage but were configured as C2MG models (one fixed and one flexible MG) with better performance due to lighter weight. I would have thought the C2MG would be the default configuration with the C3MG as a weapons mod. We don't get any fixed gun options.
This is significant as it brings into question the ability of the W12 to catch a Felixstowe in game.
The W12 had a deep, slab-sided fuselage that eliminated the need for a vertical stabilizer. Because the W12 was a seaplane sitting high-up on floats, the rudder balance horn could go beneath the fuselage rather than above with no fear of interference with the ground (water). This configuration gave the gunner a great field of fire and was also used on several other aircraft types, all seaplanes.
Brandenburg W12 is out! Sea plane water interaction dynamics are really nice.
Airplane itself a good flyer for a two-seater with floats. Will be best at attacking big flying boats. If you want to mix it up with land based scouts, better have a couple of wingmen and human gunner. Gunner position is the best in the game. Pilot visibility is worst.
Some of you may be interested in some pictures I took at the May 2011 Warbirds over the Beach Airshow held at the Military Aviation Museum here in Virginia Beach.
Here's the [h]Picasa link[/h].
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Lee