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[billywarren007]

Hello ladies and gentlemen, as everyone knows the IL2 1946 modding community is still going strong. As such the transport loving side of me thought that these 2 planes would be great additions to the game, allowing Berlin Airlift scenarios and possibly escalations which could start WW3. Furthermore with the lovely addition of the new Egypt and Middle East maps, we can recreate the assault on El Gamil by British Paratroopers.

Info:
Avro York:

General characteristics
Crew: five (two pilots, navigator, wireless operator, cabin steward)
Capacity: 56 passengers
Payload: 20,000 lb (9,100 kg)
Length: 78 ft 6 in (23.9 m)
Wingspan: 102 ft 0 in (31.1 m)
Height: 16 ft 6 in (5 m)
Wing area: 1,297 ft² (120.5 m²)
Empty weight: 40,000 lb (18,150 kg)
Loaded weight: 65,000 lb (29,480 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 24 liquid-cooled V12 engines, 1,280 hp (950 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 298 mph (258 kn, 479 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
Range: 3,000 mi (2,600 nmi, 4,800 km)
Service ceiling: 23,000 ft (7,010 m)
Rate of climb: 820 ft/min (4.2 m/s)
Wing loading: 54 lb/ft² (260 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.079 hp/lb (130 W/kg)









Handley Page Hastings:

General characteristics
Crew: 5 (pilot, co-pilot, radio-operator, navigator and flight engineer)
Capacity:
50 troops or
35 paratroops or
32 stretchers and 29 sitting wounded
20,311 lb (9,213 kg) maximum payload
Length: 81 ft 8 in (24.89 m)
Wingspan: 113 ft 0 in (34.44 m)
Height: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Wing area: 1,408 sq ft (130.8 m2)
Aspect ratio: 9.08:1
Airfoil: NACA 23021 at root, NACA 23007 at tip
Empty weight: 48,472 lb (21,987 kg) (equipped, freighter)
Max takeoff weight: 80,000 lb (36,287 kg)
Fuel capacity: 3,172 imp gal (14,420 l; 3,809 US gal)
Powerplant: 4 × Bristol Hercules 106 14-cyliner two-row air-cooled radial engines, 1,675 hp (1,249 kW) each
Propellers: 4-bladed de Havilland constant speed, 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) diameter
Performance
Maximum speed: 348 mph (560 km/h; 302 kn) at 22,200 ft (6,800 m)
Cruise speed: 291 mph (253 kn; 468 km/h) at 15,200 ft (4,600 m) (weak mixture)
Range: 1,690 mi (1,469 nmi; 2,720 km) (maximum payload), 4,250 mi (3,690 nmi; 6,840 km) (maximum fuel, 7,400 lb (3,400 kg) payload)
Service ceiling: 26,500 ft (8,077 m)
Rate of climb: 1,030 ft/min (5.2 m/s)
Time to altitude: 26 minutes to 26,000 ft (7,900 m)
Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m): 1,775 yd (5,325 ft; 1,623 m)
Landing run from 50 ft (15 m): 1,430 yd (4,290 ft; 1,310 m)









Hope everyone has had a good year so far,

Billy Warren 

[slejsa]

Very good idea. Transport aircraft are quite often forgotten...

[billywarren007]

I know, it appears they are the black sheep of the modding community, everything must have guns 

[Screwball]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xwJzWb-duU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upk6LRKY9nc

[Phoenix9491]

intriguing, these would be good as in the transport area the game seems to be lacking. the C-47 is a little too standard

[solotk]

Both of these aircraft are modelled very well indeed in FS2004. Manfred Jahn did the York (From memory) I forgot who did the Hastings, but they're both on Britsim, How easy or difficult is it to convert the MDL files, to IL-2 I have no idea, but with permissions, it might save a fair bit of work? During the Airlift, the Russians maintained very strict air corridors, and 'buzzed' incoming aircraft frequently to add to the already incredible pilot workload. A Berlin Airlift scenario would be interesting in it's own right. Nothing to shoot down per se, but plenty to do, and plenty of other aircraft to look out for! It would take a fair bit of organising, to simulate not just the airlift, but the atmosphere and workload as well. The C-54 was the major lift aircraft, as well as other types. They're all modelled in FS2004. Is it possible? Yes I think, but it depends on the work involved. It would teach IL-2 Pilots a whole new set of skills too

[slejsa]

Very nice planes...