xvii-Dietrich Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 Just thinking out-of-the-box here. I wonder if the Yak-52 could be used as a stand-in for a WW2 aircraft? I mean, it looks vaguely similar to something like, perhaps, a VL Pyry or a CAC Wirraway, if it was given a new paintscheme. I know the undercarriage would be a bit of a giveaway, but I'm just exploring ideas. Is there anything else that it could mimic for a 1939-1945-era mission?
Mig Fulcrum Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 There is a problem, the Yak has no weapons so at this point i think it's better the TF-51.
msalama Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 IIRC the version flown by the VVS could carry S-5 rocket pods, but even those had no guns. So its usefulness would be very, very limited at best. Some light ground attack and that's about it. The DCS Mi-8MTV2. The best aviational BBW experience you could ever dream of.
MikeMikeJuliet Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 I guess it could be used as a sort of stand-in trainer if you want a busy airfield... Then again there have been a number of strange aircraft and weapon loads especially in from the WWI to the early years of WWII... so I guess the Yak could fill such a role in a pinch... it does look somewhat WWII-ish I guess. Regards, MikeMikeJuliet DCS Finland | SF squadron
Weta43 Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 could pass as a DAR-10 ? (if you ignore the undercarriage) Artillery spotting ? Cheers.
xvii-Dietrich Posted April 25, 2018 Author Posted April 25, 2018 DAR-10 is a nice one. I've found a few others too (list below). I know the match will never be perfect, but padding out an airfield or as a stand-in for something in special missions is the sort of thing I had in mind. Whether it is armed or not doesn't really matter too much. We need as much WW2 content as possible, so looking for plausible uses of early-50s/60s items is worthwhile. But is also interesting to see how many designs have similar features. Even if never used, if certainly had fun reading up about these various types. Wirraway -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_Wirraway K10W -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu_K10W DAR-10 -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAR_10 NA-16 -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_NA-16 Pyry -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VL_Pyry BT-9 -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_BT-9
msalama Posted April 28, 2018 Posted April 28, 2018 Artillery spotting ? Yeah, would work as a recce plane just fine too. Just wondering if we'll get the rocket version as well though... ;) The DCS Mi-8MTV2. The best aviational BBW experience you could ever dream of.
SkateZilla Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 as an Un-Armed stand in maybe, can prolly dress it up as a Mock Zero. But it's un-armed. Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
nessuno0505 Posted May 3, 2018 Posted May 3, 2018 I'm not interested in WWII planes, so even if yak-52 is something with a very limited (if none at all) combat capability, it will be the only modern and military related prop plane, and I think I'll buy it (not at the top of my wishlist, but interesting anyway). Surely better than - for example - the upcoming christen eagle II, that has nothing to do with military at all (and surely I'll not buy).
MikeMikeJuliet Posted May 8, 2018 Posted May 8, 2018 I'm not interested in WWII planes, so even if yak-52 is something with a very limited (if none at all) combat capability, it will be the only modern and military related prop plane, and I think I'll buy it (not at the top of my wishlist, but interesting anyway). Surely better than - for example - the upcoming christen eagle II, that has nothing to do with military at all (and surely I'll not buy). It seems you are not aware of RAZBAMs upcoming Supertucano... DCS Finland | SF squadron
msalama Posted May 12, 2018 Posted May 12, 2018 A Yak-9??? Seen the I-16 which looks excellent, but this is news to me. Care to share a link? The DCS Mi-8MTV2. The best aviational BBW experience you could ever dream of.
msalama Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 Thank you, looks impressive! The DCS Mi-8MTV2. The best aviational BBW experience you could ever dream of.
msalama Posted May 14, 2018 Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) And they've got this, a veritable hot rod of a fighter, as well: Who is this guy? His work seems excellent, but I bet no-one here has heard of him. Hmmm... Edited May 14, 2018 by msalama The DCS Mi-8MTV2. The best aviational BBW experience you could ever dream of.
PorcoRosso86 Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 Just thinking out-of-the-box here. I wonder if the Yak-52 could be used as a stand-in for a WW2 aircraft? I mean, it looks vaguely similar to something like, perhaps, a VL Pyry or a CAC Wirraway, if it was given a new paintscheme. I know the undercarriage would be a bit of a giveaway, but I'm just exploring ideas. Is there anything else that it could mimic for a 1939-1945-era mission? Totally agree, everyone want to be historically accurated, but meanwhile everyone could use a bit of fantasy imho IndiaFoxtEcho Textures Artist My DCS liveries on UserFiles page here
Reflected Posted August 17, 2018 Posted August 17, 2018 I can imagine it as a trainer in campaigns, with a bit of fantasy: Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord
xvii-Dietrich Posted September 25, 2020 Author Posted September 25, 2020 I know this is an old thread, but I've still kept at hunting around looking for ideas. Then, I came across this "RAF trainer". As first I didn't think it was a Yak-52 (because of the conventional gear, exhausts and canopy). I tried to find it by the registration, but only found a different WW2 type (EXAMPLE). Then I found it out: it's a mock-up for re-enactments... http://www.airnieuws.nl/movements/lelystad/jul16/ (scroll right to the bottom of that page). In any case, it is a sort-of WW2 stand in, I guess. Either way, it looks like a nice skinning-project for any RAF-enthusiasts out there.
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