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[Vampire_pilot]

When I came across this, I could not resist.



single mission for BAT 4.2.1 and (fictitious) 1937 blue-yellow generic Airacuda skin.

enjoy

https://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads3&file=details&id=3011











a little bit on the yellow-blue era of the USAAC

The Light Blue fuselage and Chrome Yellow wings were standard for the 1934-1938 time period, although Olive Drab was an accepted alternate color for the fuselage.

The use of two color schemes, Light Blue for trainers, and Olive Drab for tactical aircraft, caused logistical headaches for Air Corps maintenance facilities. Quantities of O.D. and Light Blue paints were required in stock at all time. Another problem was the need to know an aircraft’s ultimate destination before paint could be applied: examples of many aircraft served in the training roles, and thus could require blue fuselages.

The solution, as recommended by the Chief of the Material Division in January 1934, was to standardize one paint scheme for all aircraft, regardless of role. His choice was Light Blue fuselages and Yellow wings and tails, reasoning that high visibility was essential for trainers, while temporary water paint camouflages made the lower-contrast Olive Drab for tactical aircraft unnecessary. Stocks of Olive Drab were at the reorder point, making a timely decision that much more important, and in February the recommendation was approved by the Chief of the Air Corps. Revised specifications and T.O’s were printed in May, and shortly afterward, tactical aircraft were noted with Light Blue fuselages.

Overnight repainting of the entire inventory was not suggested, and certainly did not occur: the added burden on depots would have been far too expensive. Instead as aircraft went through periodic depot overhaul, old paint was to be replaced with a fresh coat of Light Blue. It took several years for the process to be completed.

Misinterpretation of black and white photos may have led to the contention that a light green paint was used by the Air Corps in the mid-‘30s. Certainly, records of this period do not support this, and those fuselages alleged to be light green were probably light blue.

source: weaponsandwarfare.com

[cestode]

What's the Airacuda flight model like?

[Yaro59]

   Thank you, Vampire.
Then we'll have a fight Aircuda.

Beautiful sound of the cannon firing
If you position the plane properly, the side gunner is quite effective






Such a nice fellow sitting on the side

[SAS~Poltava]

Wonderful idea!

[Vampire_pilot]

What's the Airacuda flight model like?

you know, go to BAT 4.2.1 and try it out?

What should I say? I reworked quite a few things, particularly the choice of engines. Now it's the actual Allisons being used. The speeds are tuned down to something more like the actual envelope, they were much too high before.