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Curtis-Wright CW-19R in South America
In the late 1930's Curtis-Wright designed the CW-19 as a private aircraft employing the latest construction methods, maybe equivalent to the Cirrus SR22 of today, but quickly saw the military potential of the design.
After only 26 of the original civil model were built, the cabin was redesigned and engine changed from 90 hp to 350 hp, while a single gun was fitted to fire through the propeller and another gun could be fitted in a pod on each undercarriage spat. Fittings were included for a flexible gun mounted for the rear seat and bomb racks fitted under the fuselage.
Being small, cheap and reliable the aircraft found a market amongst smaller nations, with a modest 23 being produced.
But the design and concept were both good, and was further improved to become the CW-21 and CW-22 with over 400 of those models being produced as fighters and trainers.
In the late 1930's Curtis-Wright designed the CW-19 as a private aircraft employing the latest construction methods, maybe equivalent to the Cirrus SR22 of today, but quickly saw the military potential of the design.
After only 26 of the original civil model were built, the cabin was redesigned and engine changed from 90 hp to 350 hp, while a single gun was fitted to fire through the propeller and another gun could be fitted in a pod on each undercarriage spat. Fittings were included for a flexible gun mounted for the rear seat and bomb racks fitted under the fuselage.
Being small, cheap and reliable the aircraft found a market amongst smaller nations, with a modest 23 being produced.
But the design and concept were both good, and was further improved to become the CW-21 and CW-22 with over 400 of those models being produced as fighters and trainers.
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darthpanda
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Taiwan - North America RF-51 Mustang
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Chile - Boeing E-3D Sentry
Worklist:
- Solkriet - My Personal AU: http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewto ... 14&t=10834
- America the Divided - Joint-Project between Minepagen and I http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewto ... =14&t=9855
- Occasionally the Random pop-ups of my Abyssinia or Hong Kong AUs
"The word Br*t?sh is a horrible term I never want to hear from you again, We do not tolerate that dehumanization".
- Solkriet - My Personal AU: http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewto ... 14&t=10834
- America the Divided - Joint-Project between Minepagen and I http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewto ... =14&t=9855
- Occasionally the Random pop-ups of my Abyssinia or Hong Kong AUs
"The word Br*t?sh is a horrible term I never want to hear from you again, We do not tolerate that dehumanization".
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Excellent ! The very new "Sentry" operator !
Je pardonne à tous ceux qui m'ont offensé... mais je garde la liste!
Worklist, FD scale submarines and ships :
- Project 971 "Akula" (80%)
- Project 705 "Alpha" (10%)
- Project 371 (70%)
- Project 1459 (30%)
- Projekt 151 Sassnitz (To be redone)
Worklist, FD scale submarines and ships :
- Project 971 "Akula" (80%)
- Project 705 "Alpha" (10%)
- Project 371 (70%)
- Project 1459 (30%)
- Projekt 151 Sassnitz (To be redone)
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Lovely additions from everyone!
Hood's Worklist
English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft
English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft
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Been some great drawings lately. And I've taken a few moments away from my endless AU-ing to knock up a couple of real-life things.
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy:
Actual RAF/BEA schemes to follow at some point.
Do rockets count as aircraft? Anyhoo, we have Soviet R-1/SS-1 and R-2/SS-2, with V-2 for comparison:
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy:
Actual RAF/BEA schemes to follow at some point.
Do rockets count as aircraft? Anyhoo, we have Soviet R-1/SS-1 and R-2/SS-2, with V-2 for comparison:
Hey, it's gotta be 5 o'clock somewhere...
Currently working on:
The October War, 27-10-1962 (apparently forever);
"Saxonverse" alt-UK;
Federation of the Channel Islands AU;
Republic of Yopur & Andaman;
some sort of overarching AU;
Regaining my sanity.
Currently working on:
The October War, 27-10-1962 (apparently forever);
"Saxonverse" alt-UK;
Federation of the Channel Islands AU;
Republic of Yopur & Andaman;
some sort of overarching AU;
Regaining my sanity.
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Great Britain - Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
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Argosy looks super and Loving the British SEAC Thunderbolts