Interesting that many Soviet pilots liked. On other side, Czechoslovak pilots which flew before Spitfires and Bf 109 liked La-5 FNNo it was not, that's a old myth:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_cannon
My favorite World War II plane: the de Havilland D.H. 98 Mosquito. Not only very fast for its day, but became famous in multiple roles: day and night bomber (carrying up to a single 4,000 lb. bomb--amazing for such a little plane), night fighter and specialized ground attack plane.
It was, in effect, what Messerschmitt tried to do with the Me 210/410 but actually succeeded in becoming a fast, highly-versatile combat aircraft.
Indeed; slap a couple DB603s on that bad boy and you're ready to roll.
You know just what I want without asking. Can you do other angles too? And a comparison image tooReady to roll.
You know just what I want without asking. Can you do other angles too? And a comparison image too
You could PM a copy, just sayingThey're in the works. (3-view) Comparison image means laying up other's images against mine. Beyond my pay grade.
You could PM a copy, just saying
Anyway any clue how much the inline engine would make a difference to drag over the radials? Or how much better performance would be with the 603G or even N given improved German fuels and supercharger?
Sounds good. What is the usual site?I could just pop it up in the usual site, when the time is ripe.
Assuming it has access to the necessary materials it shouldn't.Slight problem with the power/performance estimates. The Ha-211ru is the Army variant of the MK9A. It was rated higher than the DB-603G for T/O and altitude. Performance estimates for the DB-603N exceed the Mitsubishi's established figures. Frontal area and probable drag figures between a close-cowled radial engine and an annular rad-cooled liquid-cooled engine won't be significantly different. The DB603N provides about 200 hp more at around 32,800 feet, if it doesn't blow up.
Rubicon,
The Ki-61 was a good airplane, but the poor quality of the Ha-140 and Ha-140 inline engines made it far less than an ideal fighter. It was only when the Ki-61 was re-engined with the Mitsubishi Ha-112-II radial engine that the plane finally became a highly formidable fighter--mostly because it allowed the plane to be physically lighter.