Wing Pylons Optional: - 1A

[Bowie]

Wing Pylons Optional: - 1A

As w/ other modules, wing pylons are removable in the Armaments/Loadout screen.

You have provided the centerline fuel tank and bomb carriage, a-la '-1A'.

Please, for the Solomon Islands loonies, make the wing pylons removable.

 

 

Thanks for the great U-bird.

 

Bowie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 03:39 AM by Bowie

[Saxman]

There's more changes needed to make it a 1A than just removing the wing pylons.

• The 1A had additional fuel tanks in the wings (these are present in the damage model but are commented out. Future plans?).
• The canopy had additional frames on each side.
• Different propeller. The 1A originally had the same narrow-chord prop as the -1, not the later paddle prop on the 1D (IIRC, it was the same propeller used by the F6F-3). This was first tested in VF-17's Corsairs and retrofit later whenever the props were available, but many 1As never received it.
• The 1A initially didn't have water injection. This was first introduced in BuNos 55950 (F4U-1A) and 13992 (FG-1A), which is later in the production before the change to the 1D (Corsair BuNos can get weird. 55784 to 56483 are F4U-1As, but earlier BuNos 50360 to 50659 are F4U-1Ds). The injection system was retrofit whenever the parts were available, but many earlier 1As never received it.
• The 1A had a lower dry weight, though its loaded weight could be equivalent or even higher depending on how much fuel was in the wing tanks (which weren't popular and were often left empty).

So you'd also have to add fuel tanks, change the canopy model, change the empty and loaded weights, and depending on what version of the 1A you wanted change the prop, remove the water injection, or both.

The 1A is my favorite Corsair since it's the pure dogfighter of the -1 series, but it will take more work than just removing the pylons.

[Bowie]

3 hours ago, Saxman said:

There's more changes needed to make it a 1A than just removing the wing pylons.

• The 1A had additional fuel tanks in the wings (these are present in the damage model but are commented out. Future plans?).
• The canopy had additional frames on each side.
• Different propeller. The 1A originally had the same narrow-chord prop as the -1, not the later paddle prop on the 1D (IIRC, it was the same propeller used by the F6F-3). This was first tested in VF-17's Corsairs and retrofit later whenever the props were available, but many 1As never received it.
• The 1A initially didn't have water injection. This was first introduced in BuNos 55950 (F4U-1A) and 13992 (FG-1A), which is later in the production before the change to the 1D (Corsair BuNos can get weird. 55784 to 56483 are F4U-1As, but earlier BuNos 50360 to 50659 are F4U-1Ds). The injection system was retrofit whenever the parts were available, but many earlier 1As never received it.
• The 1A had a lower dry weight, though its loaded weight could be equivalent or even higher depending on how much fuel was in the wing tanks (which weren't popular and were often left empty).

So you'd also have to add fuel tanks, change the canopy model, change the empty and loaded weights, and depending on what version of the 1A you wanted change the prop, remove the water injection, or both.

The 1A is my favorite Corsair since it's the pure dogfighter of the -1 series, but it will take more work than just removing the pylons.

The problem w/ a new A/C type... is.

Having removable pylons isn't.

Please, for the Solomons Islands less loonies.

 

Bowie