Shipbucket

Empire of Japan, Kawanishi E7K Type 94 Reconnaissance Seaplane
..and to start up the 21st iteration of FD-scale aircraft

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報園-872 (方義鑑銃)
Patriotic Presentation Number 872, Q-102 (A6M3-32 captured in Buna, New Guinea)

UH-1E done by Darth Panda & Schlemmer to one sheet please,
UH-1N done by Laforest & Schlemmer to second sheet please,
UH-1Y done by Lazer_One & Darth Panda & Llamaman & Schlemmer to third sheet please.

Ilyushin Il-4 "Bob"

The Ilyushin IL-4 started life as a major upgrade to the DB-3 planned in 1938.



While outwardly similar to the DB-3, the new model was a complete redesign, incorporating the new constuction methodologies of Douglas in the USA. This meant the new DB-3F (Forced/intensive) could be assembled in less than half the manhours of the oiginal DB-3.
Production stated in 1939, and the original dorsal turret was quickly replaced with the definitive enlarged version. Problems with engine cooling led to reworked cowlings and oil cooling, and by 1941 the decision was made to cancel further production in favour of the Yer-2.
The disruption of Barbarossa saved production, and new aircraft featured an uparmoured dorsal turret with a higher calibre gun, and in 1942 the aircraft was redesignated as the Il-4.
In 1943 the troublesome M-87 engine was finally replaced by the M-88, and reinforcing strips were added along the sides of the fuselage.
In parallel with the standard bomber version, Ilyushin produced a torpedo-bomber version as the Il-4T from 1941. Externally the IL-4T was almost identical to the standard aircraft, although many had enlarged nose windows for better visibilty when launching torpedos.
In 1942 a high altitude pressurised version was designed, the IL-4TK (Turbo Kompressor). As the Soviets gained air superiority the need for the aircraft waned and the project was cancelled.
Il-4's emained in service until 1952, and two years later in 1954 NATO gave the reporting name "Bob" to the aircraft.



The DB-3's entered service in bare metal.
In 1940 the aircraft stated to be delivered painted in the initial plain green/blue camouflage scheme, while aircraft already in service received a splotchy hand spotting of green over the bare metal, but like most Soviet types this did little to help and the DB-3F's suffered heavy losses in Barbarossa. Later aircraft followed in the standard Soviet camouflage patterns, including winter whiting.
The Il-4TK existed only as a single prototype. The engine superchargers were problematic and the aircraft's best altitude was 1700m lower than projected. As the threat to Soviet bombers receded as the Soviets went on the offensive the aircraft was scapped.

Excellent additions, especially those DB-3/Il-4s.

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Hood's Worklist
English Electric Canberra FD
Interwar RN Capital Ships
Super-Darings
Never-Were British Aircraft

Very nice drawings!

Thanks buddy. Unfortunately as my project has been running for so long I've got a big backlog of unposted machines, I'd drawn up both Soviet types before youd made your versions.

I am eager to see more airplanes and to read more about your AU history!

Polikapov I-16

I found the I-16 selection in the archive was a little bland, so here is a collection of some of the more interesting colur schemes and major subtypes.



The I-16 was the fourth aircraft produced by the GAZ-39 factory at Khodynka, so the first production model was the Type 4. These aircraft were defined by their engine exhausts not being visible and a clockwise rotating propeller without a spinner.
The Type 5 introduced the M-25 engine and new propeller, and late production changed out the one-piece sliding canopy with an open cockpit fixed canopy, initially with the tubular gunsight and then the smaller reflective gunsight. Production of the Type 5 stopped in 1938.
The Type 10 added features developed from experience in the Spanish Civil War, most notably extra guns.
The Types 12,17, and 18 followed with only minor changes.
The Type 24 of 1939 introduced a small tailwheel to replace the fixed skid, with fittings for gun-camera, radio antenna and rocket rails, although they were not often installed.
The Types 27 and 28 were versions optimised for ground attack, as was the final model the Type 29. Production continued until mid 1941.

Air Greenland - Airbus A330-200 (2002-2023)

United Airlines - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (1971-2001)

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