Shipbucket

Thanks for that info Eswube.

I suppose you can't really blame them in 1946-47, but the USSR were given two decent engines they could derive future development from. Those Mig-15's were a good aircraft, which would have been helped by having a decent and reliable engine. Rolls Royce is not known for producing too many duds.

Excellent addition. Interesting aircraft which was probably better that the Soviet MiG-9 of the same time period.

Krakatoa wrote:I suppose you can't really blame them in 1946-47,

Yeah, we can. It was a really stupid move, giving a very important military tech to the nation that was clearly hostile to the GB.

Excellent addition!

Never-were users of Grumman G-36 (F4F) Wildcat/Martlet by Naixoterk.
France ordered 81 or 100 in late 1939 (100 is number of G-36A's eventually built, but it's unclear if it includes also aircraft build for Belgium) for their aircraft carriers (Bearn as well as Joffre and Plainleve under construction), but after fall of France the delivery was diverted to Great Britain where the planes were introduced into service as Martlet Mk.I.
Belgium is bit mysterious "user-to-be", since only some sources mention that country's interest in G-36A at all, and it's unclear how many planes were ordered (these sources that mention it, claim that "at least 10").
Greece was to receive 30 F4F-3A (with non-folding wings) aircraft after Italian invasion, but the delivery was only at sea when Greece was overrun in April-May 1941 so the aircraft were turned to North Africa, where they were introduced to No.805 Squadron FAA stationed in Egypt as Martlet Mk.III

USA (Belgium, France, Greece), Grumman G-36 F4F Wildcat Martlet

Nice work on the drawings and History of these important aircraft.

Oooo..... What a BEAUTY Kike

Jolly well done old chap

Excellent work! Looks wonderful in that BEA livery too.

Makes a nice addition to the British never-were collection: http://www.shipbucket.com/forums/viewto ... +cancelled

IAR 80 / BMW 801

BMW 801 gives 600 hp more power, it was heavier (but not too much), and it was a little bit bigger in diameter than the original K14. IAR engineers estimated that a BMW 801 powered IAR 80 would have a maximum speed of at least 600 km/h (370 mph).
Credits to Darth Panda and Jabba, because I copied the nose of the FW 190A.