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Author:  Sheepster [ November 3rd, 2020, 1:08 pm ]
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Fokker G.I

Sorry @Bordkanone 75, but I'd already prepared this before you posted yours :(

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The G.I was a Dutch heavy fighter designed immediately before WWII. Of typical pre-war Fokker mixed construction, it featured a metalised crew capsule and wooden wings. The first prototype flew in 1937 with Hispano-Suiza engines. It received good foreign interest, and several countries sent crews to test fly the aircraft. On one such flight the prototype suffered a major engine failure that almost led to the loss of the aircraft. Subsequently the engine type was changed to Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior.
The Dutch military had more interest in a revised version 3-seat ground attack version with Bristol Mercury engines, rather than the 2-seat fighter with Wasp engines, and so Fokker reworked the design for domestic use, while continuing to market the fighter internationally. Interestingly Fokker never used a G.IA/G.IB designation, the factory only ever referred to the aircraft models by their engine types Wasp/Mercury.
The first aircraft were built for Spain and painted in all over Spanish green. The Dutch government impounded the aircraft and prevented their export. Finland also attempted to order the aircraft, and an attempt was made to move the Spanish aircraft to Finland before clandestinely shipping them to Spain, but that was also halted.
Sweden and Denmark also had firm orders, with license production planned for Denmark - all halted by WWII.
As war loomed the Spanish aircraft were impressed into the Dutch Air Force, but not all aircraft were armed or even fitted with radios as the Luftwaffe attacked.
After the invasion the surviving flyable aircraft were taken over by the Luftwaffe.
The larger, heavier Mercury engined version was also starting production at the start of the war. Fokker conducted testing on the Mercury aircraft for modifications planned for the smaller Wasp aircraft. The Swedes wanted a dive bomber, and so dive-brakes were tested on one aircraft. Also the potential of an observer's station for the Swedes in a large belly "bathtub" fairing was trailed and found unnecessary.
Like their smaller siblings some Mercury aircraft were taken to Germany to be used as trainers.
A follow-on version of all-metal construction was being designed as Germany invaded, but the design was not advanced.
Author:  The_Sprinklez [ November 3rd, 2020, 7:03 pm ]
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Pilatus PC-12 (Updated)

Needed a version of the PC-12 current with my own standards for an AU project, so I figured I'd share the blank here. Color palette included for easier recoloring.

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Author:  Sheepster [ November 6th, 2020, 2:04 am ]
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Belgian Brewster Buffalo

Another WWII orphan, the sole Brewster Buffalo B-339B delivered to continental Europe.

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Belgium had purchased Buffalo's in the last days before war. The initial batch were built and test flown in the US, painted with Belgian roundels and American NX- civil registrations. The first aircraft was shipped to Belgium separately, and the remainder of the first batch were loaded on the French carrier Bearn along with other French aircraft purchases.
While all were in transit the world changed, and Germany struck west. With the Belgian capitulation the Bearn was diverted to Martinique in the Caribbean where the Belgian aircraft were off-loaded and left to rot.
NX56B however made it to France. And that's about all we know of this aircraft, until it was discovered after the German surrender, partially dismantled on an airfield in Germany, the wreckage still retaining the original Belgian colours. There does not seem to be any information on whether the German's tested the aircraft or not.
The remainder of the Belgian order were completed for the RAF.
Author:  darthpanda [ November 6th, 2020, 7:49 pm ]
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Cessna 404 Titan - Operators
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Author:  orionfield [ November 6th, 2020, 11:26 pm ]
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Surprised you didn't do the US Navy version of the Titan, the C-28A. Your Titans look great!
Author:  darthpanda [ November 7th, 2020, 12:58 am ]
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orionfield wrote: *November 6th, 2020, 11:26 pm
Surprised you didn't do the US Navy version of the Titan, the C-28A. Your Titans look great!
I can't find any picture of C-28A, I don't know what kind colour and marking the US Navy had.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk / T-41 Mescalero Operators
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I know I missed several countries, if you has picture please PM me.

Cessna 172 variants
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Author:  eswube [ November 7th, 2020, 8:39 pm ]
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Excellent additions!
Author:  Sheepster [ November 8th, 2020, 7:46 am ]
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Renard R.36 series

Pre-war Belgium not only licence manufactured aircraft, but also designed and built indigenous aircraft.

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The R.36 first flew in November 1937, and a purchase of 40 was selected for the Belgian air force. Various changes to the positioning of the oil cooler were trialed during testing. However in early 1939 the prototype suffered an unexplained crash and the contract was instead given to licence production of hawker Hurricanes.
Undaunted, a new version was built with a radial engine as the R.37. This aircraft was never flown by Belgium, and was captured in the German invasion. With out being aware the aircraft had never flown, an attempt was made to ferry it to Germany - but was grounded without being able to reach Germany.
Another prototype was constructed with a Merlin engine, as the R.38, which also never proceeded beyond the prototype.
Author:  Sheepster [ November 10th, 2020, 12:13 am ]
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Savoia-Marchetti SM.83

A pre-war civilian airliner development of the SM.79 bomber. Although a large aircraft, it was only able to carry 10 passengers, significantly less than the smaller S.73 it was hoped to replace. Due to its poor economics only 23 were produced.

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Sabena ordered 4 aircraft, with 3 being delivered before the War, these aircraft were used for the long-range flights from Europe to the Belgian Congo. With hostilities in Europe the S M.83's were repainted in neutrality orange. Sabena's fourth SM.83 was painted in Sabena colours and given Belgian registration, but was impounded in Italy and never delivered.
Author:  Ukraineball [ November 10th, 2020, 9:13 am ]
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Air China Airbus A320 Family!

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