If you could have any prop aircraft...

[MikhaVT]

Hello all,

 

I've got a fun question for you today: If you could have any propeller aircraft added to IL-2 real or fictional what aircraft would you pick? 

 

Alternative question: If you could take any propeller aircraft that made it past the prototype stages and make any kind of somewhat possible modifications to it, what would you do?

 

My answers: 

A) The XF-84H "Thunderscreech"

B) I would take the C-130 Hercules and shove so many M2 brownings into the front of it. you could probably shove like 20+ in there! It'd probably be pretty useless, but boy would it be fun.

[NO.20_Krispy_Duck]

Flying Circus Era stuff from 1915-17 - Nieuports, Fokker E-Series, early Albatros, Spad VII variants, etc.

[Diggun]

Well, as we have the Tempest, and the Typhoon and Hurricane are on the way, I'd love to finish off the Hawker line with a Sea Fury.

 

 

 

Still, if wishes were horses we'd all be eating steak.

[RedKestrel]

I'm in the lucky position that basically all of my favourite aircraft are either in the sim or will be soon.

P-47D, Hurricane, Yak-9T, Mosquito. Battle of Bodenplatte, the recent collector planes and the Battle of Normandy announcements have been very kind to me!

[Barnacles]

A. Fairey Swordfish.

B. Twin tempest (like the twin Mustang or 109z)

Edited January 16, 2020 by 71st_AH_Barnacles

[=621=Samikatz]

Biggest thing missing from my favourites is a Beaufighter, which coincidentally would be perfect for the channel map we're getting

[Finkeren]

Fictional: The Savoia S. 21

 

 

Real: The Tu-2s

 

[BlitzPig_EL]

Curtiss Hawk 75 (P 36)

 

Curtiss Hawk 81 (P 40A/B - Tomahawk)

 

North American F 82 Twin Mustang

 

Kawanishi H8K "Emily"

Edited January 16, 2020 by BlitzPig_EL

[Lord_Strange]

A Bristol Blenheim, either mark I or IV would be nice for a potential Finnish front expansion. And if this wish fulfillment ignores any obstacles to large, 4-engine aircraft then I would love a Short Sunderland, especially since the Normandy map would provide the English Channel to fly it over.

[Rolling_Thunder]

Swordfish, beaufighter and Skyraider.

[Blooddawn1942]

Don't know. Either a Bearcat or a Skyraider. 

Both are super interesting aircraft and never been done properly on any sim afaik. 

Edited January 16, 2020 by Blooddawn1942

[6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann]

Ki-43 and Polikarpov I-17

[9./JG27golani79]

A Zero or a Dornier Do. 335 would be fun

[Hanu]

Brewster B-239. 

[Stolle]

B17 & Lancaster..nuff said

[smink1701]

Spitfire. 

[Elem]

Martin Baker MB5

https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/martin-baker-mb-5-a-most-magnificent-might-have-been/

or

D.H. Hornet

[smink1701]

It goes well with my uniform. 

[Luftschiff]

Any freak of nature built by Blohm & Voss.

 

More realistically I really want the He-219.

If I can't have crazy seaplanes I want twin-engined grasshoppers.

[352nd_Tazman]

P-61 Black Widow

 

Grumman F7 Tigercat

[CanadaOne]

OV-10.

 

[Hartigan]

Brewster B-239 ?

[Daisy_Blossom]

Tigercat / Bearcat 

[40plus]

Any variant of the 109 ?

[Yogiflight]

Ju 188 or FW 189. Do 217 wouldn't be too bad either.

[HerrBree]

Ta 154

[6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann]

Flettner Fl-282

 

 

 

Edited January 16, 2020 by 6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann

[E4GLEyE]

Other than the Zero, I would love to see the J7W In IL2. That thing looks wonderful.

[Raptorattacker]

Polikarpov I-153 or (and even!), as mentioned above, a Bearcat.

[Daff]

Pacific content....

 

Wildcats

Hellcats

Corsairs

TBF Avengers

Dauntless

b-24

b-17

 

Zeros

Oscars

Vals

Ki-84s

Bettys

[SqueakyS]

Handley-Page Hampden. So ugly. I want it.

 

[Rjel]

Grumman F7F Tigercat

P-51H or P/F-82

XP-72 Ultrabolt

[Charon]

Fw 189. It saw extensive service on the eastern front, and it's a beautiful airplane with an enormous amount of glass in the cockpit.

[Missionbug]

Single engine fighter would have to be P-36 and B-239.

 

Twin engine would have to be the Bristol Blenheim Mk.I and IV because of the extensive use they had they would essentially fit most maps.

 

And, and, and, oh you know, build everything so we all get a favourite.

 

 

Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

 

 

Edited January 16, 2020 by Missionbug

[40plus]

1 minute ago, Charon said:

Fw 189......... it's a beautiful airplane ..........

 

[Avimimus]

It'd be tempting to call for something sane...

a missing aircraft that was ubiquitous (e.g. Fw-189, Il-4)

or an aircraft that would fill a needed gap (a slow two-seater... e.g. LVG C.II, Caudron G.IV, Voisin V, Morane L) 

or to call for an aircraft that would open up gameplay we are unlikely to get otherwise (e.g. Lancaster for the C-6 to hunt)

 

But, I'd probably go for a Bristol Boxkite... excellent view, lovely handling, good for training WWI pilots...

 

 

Of course, since that is actually a rational choice (relatively easy to model... historically relevant as a pre-war trainer...) - I'll have to up my game and propose the Blériot design with a similar aerodynamic layout but with a passenger compartment made by a stage-coach company and mica windows (yes, rock windows)...

Edited January 17, 2020 by Avimimus

[ROCKET_KNUT]

3 hours ago, smink1701 said:

Spitfire. 

Yes, Mk 21 please... ?

 

No, I´m joking, a Mk 21 would be lovely, but I´d like this lady here even more:

Sorry Spit... 

Does nobody want a B-26 Marauder or a Cat (a PBY that is)?

Edited January 16, 2020 by ROCKET_KNUT

[MikhaVT]

20 minutes ago, ROCKET_KNUT said:

Does nobody want a B-26 Marauder or a Cat (a PBY that is)?

The PBY would be splendid!

[Elem]

1 hour ago, SqueakyS said:

Handley-Page Hampden. So ugly. I want it.

And used by the VVS to good effect! Yes!!

 

 

[[APAF]VR_Spartan85]

Spartan 7W Executive 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartan_Executive

 

Edited January 16, 2020 by spartan85