Discussion of C-47 Pre-Order and Li-2, Snipe and SS.D.DIV Plans.

[Avimimus]

6 minutes ago, Voidhunger said:

Yep Roland would be nice too!

 

Yes, well it has always really been a debate between the Roland and the SSW D.IV as to which of the final generation of fighters would be worth modelling. I know that both were considered (and even partly modelled) very early on in Rise of Flight's development. The Roland has a neat clinker built wooden fuselage and arguable higher performance and in-service numbers... but the SSW was said to have the best harmonised controls. Hopefully these two will sell well enough to justify additional WWI collector planes  That way there is a small chance we might get to pitch them against each other in a fly-off someday!

 

P.S. If you don't give the version number I might think it is the Roland D.IIa you are referring to. I always thought the Roland D.II, Airco D.H.5, and Morane AI would make an interesting set - mid-war fighters that served in substantial numbers, but only for a limited number of months due to changing technology and/or quirky characteristics.

Edited May 26, 2021 by Avimimus

[namhee2]

Pre-ordered

 

A little extra variant for the Li 2 would be nice.

Edited May 26, 2021 by namhee2

[ww2fighter20]

Since british paratroopers have been confirmed is it possible the Li-2 could get soviet paratroopers in the future?

[[CPT]Pike*HarryM]

Preordered...thanks for making this plane!

[Blitzen]

C-47.!!!???No brainer- instantly bought...

(Now I wonder if I can fly it up to Dr. Carrington's base at the North Pole?)

Edited May 26, 2021 by Blitzen
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[Mad_Mikhael]

Nice!

How Li-2 was aiming when dropping bombs? Was Li-2 fitted with bombsight or just shallow dive and hope for the best?

[Enceladus828]

Li-2 for me!

 

Looks cooler, has more opportunities than the C-47, and has a top gunner so that I stand a lesser chance of being shot down than the C-47.

But the C-47 is still a great plane.

[[CPT]Pike*HarryM]

This flew over a few days ago, it must have been a sign...
 

 

[Lusekofte]

Thanks you, your tendency to please your audience is second to none.

Thanks you very much. 

[JGr2/J5_Hotlead]

This is excellent news! Thank you very much! ? When the WW1 preorders fly in, my money will fly out to meet them. ?? 

[Obelix]

Message to my virtual squadron, the CCG:

 

Subscribe to the C47 or find another squadron

 

End of message

Over

[Lofte]

17 minutes ago, =LG=Mad_Mikhael said:

Was Li-2 fitted with bombsight or just shallow dive and hope for the best?

Li-2 had pretty primitive collimator bombsight, on early versions bomber-navigator had to stick out of cockpit to aim.

[Luger1969]

Great thumbs up from.  I was right at least on the Snipe. C47 offcourse and Siemens Yes...thanks team my day got brighter and my sons as well (C47)

[CCG_Pips]

GREAT NEWS!!!   already pre-ordered 5 x C-47A but seems it is too much for you !! ?......no more purchase authorized for today .....hope for tomorrow !!!?

[Avimimus]

34 minutes ago, 40plus said:

Oooo, lots of people are going to be happy with this announcement....not me, but lots!

None of these are of interest to me personally.

 

Minds are like parachutes, they work best when...

 

[Priest_of_Dagon]

Pre-ordered!

[Jason_Williams]

9 minutes ago, CCG_Pips said:

GREAT NEWS!!!   already pre-ordered 5 x C-47A but seems it is too much for you !! ?......no more purchase authorized for today .....hope for tomorrow !!!?

 

Sorry but we have to fight fraud. Thank you for all the purchases so far.

 

Jason

[Obelix]

2 minutes ago, Jason_Williams said:

 

Sorry but we have to fight fraud. Thank you for all the purchases so far.

 

Jason

Pips wishes to make a gift to some members of our squadron (CCG), in order to leave no one on the side of the road, during our future flights over Normandy or Arhnem ?

[352ndOscar]

Thank you.  C-47 ordered!

 

Now, let’s discuss the B-25…….

[Jason_Williams]

2 minutes ago, Obelix said:

Pips wishes to make a gift to some members of our squadron (CCG), in order to leave no one on the side of the road, during our future flights over Normandy or Arhnem ?

 

That's very nice of him. 

 

Jason

Just now, 352ndOscar said:

Thank you.  C-47 ordered!

 

Now, let’s discuss the B-25…….

 

When I have a team available that is capable and willing to make it we will.

 

Jason 

[Missionbug]

At last the flyable C-47 to go with the Ju-52, now both sides have a transport.

 

Really looking forward to flying this one, thank you very much, really appreciated.

 

Take care and be safe.

 

Wishing you all the very best, Pete.

[Jade_Monkey]

Cool! Pre-order completed!

 

I don't fly transports often (Ju52 is a bit slow for my limited patience) but they are wonderful planes for a relaxing flight before going to bed.

It will also be very cool once we build large scale paratrooper missions with lots of flak. Looking forward to recreating those epic scenes from Band of Brothers, Call of Duty, and other representations of pre-invasion drops.

 

[Heliopause]

As I predicted a twin engined plane with powerfull engines!

Man I should go in the encrypt business ?

[Hot_Rod]

Pre-ordered!         ?

 

Thank you Jason and development teams!

[Toots_LeGuerre]

'It's the Big One, Elizabeth!"

The old Redd Foxx line.

This is the one I was waiting for.

Ordering today . . . 

[FAW-Tromplamort]

I was really hopping for Tank Crew2 with more heavy metal and Sturmgeschutz....

But C47 I'm ok with it and others planes too.

 

 

[Rokychuchi]

C-47 pre-ordered with lightning speed. Carefully camouflaged among various household orders previously agreed with the wife. Just in case...

 

I'm utterly fascinated by the following Jason's quotes:

- "All of these new planes do not have an impact on current development timelines for BON or FC2 and FC3."

- "This plane will be a challenge to make as references are tough to come by, and we don't believe any original examples survive today. However, we love a good challenge and plan to make this bird take flight just like all the rest." 

 

As some have already commented, FC3 & PTO totally confirmed?

[I./JG1_Baron]

SSD.IV, Snipe and Dakota...yay.. YAAAAY!!!!!

 

Edited May 26, 2021 by I./JG1_Baron

[Asgar]

7 minutes ago, Rokychuchi said:

C-47 pre-ordered with lightning speed. Carefully camouflaged among various household orders previously agreed with the wife. Just in case...

 

I'm utterly fascinated by the following Jason's quotes:

- "All of these new planes do not have an impact on current development timelines for BON or FC2 and FC3."

- "This plane will be a challenge to make as references are tough to come by, and we don't believe any original examples survive today. However, we love a good challenge and plan to make this bird take flight just like all the rest." 

 

As some have already commented, FC3 & PTO totally confirmed?

if they want a challenge they can make the He 177 ?

[71st_AH_Hooves]

C47!!!!  Cant wait to compare

flying one for real against the sim!  Pre ordered!!!!!

Edited May 26, 2021 by 71st_AH_Hooves

[JG27_Steini]

Very disappointed. No news about Tank Crew for a half year now. So many great tanks/vehicles possible to make. 

[6./ZG26_Gielow]

Hey Jason send to UGRA Media the plans for He111H16/R1 or H111H20 for late war scenario Luftwaffe bomber/transport. Easy money.

Edited May 26, 2021 by 6./ZG26_Gielow

[LLv34_Untamo]

S!

 

Awesome! Have been waiting for C-47 / Li-2 ... well since Ju-52 ... Going to buy after I submit this message.

As a server operator, a small (but huge to us) quality of life improvement request to @Jason_Williams
Please make the jumping paratroopers give out log entries that can be tracked back to the plane that dropped them. Currently the paratrooper's AType:18 log line PARENTID points to nothing. Another, when I'm at it: Give us a log line when the paratrooper lands (with status dead/alive, and coordinates). Currently we have to use triggers to detect the landings, and with those we cannot credit the pilot that made the drop.

[Retrofly]

Already pre-ordered the C-47. Thank you for listening to the players and bringing these fantastic planes to the game. Keep up the good work guys.

[tripledeluxe]

TRANSPORT WOOOOOOOOOO

[EAF19_Marsh]

By Grabthar's Hammer!!! ?

[[DBS]TH0R]

Not great, not terrible. Preordered if it gets us closer to the B-25.

Edited May 26, 2021 by [DBS]TH0R

[fergal69]

Pre-ordered ?

[[TWB]80hd]

" The Li-2 had different engines and cowlings, different instruments, a different cargo door and other small changes. Some also had a dorsal mounted gun turret for self-defense. "

 

Are the bomb rack/aiming/release options included in the "other small changes"? Just making sure I am not getting excited about best bomber in glorious Soviet Republics prematurely.

[J2_Trupobaw]

20 hours ago, Jason_Williams said:

 

This plane will be a challenge to make as references are tough to come by and we don’t believe any original examples survive today. However, we love a good challenge and plan to make this bird take flight just like all the rest. 

 

 

 

Polish Aviation Museum has a fuselage of experimental plane developed from last surviving SS D.IV in 1920s, the Albatros H.1. Based on description, it differed from SS D.IV by having different wings (missing anyway), prop, rudder and elevator. It even has the Sh-3a engine still onboard (?).

The last SS D.IV was given to Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt, which ordered the high altitude version from Albatros. DVL was not bombed in WW2, so if they did any research to develop it into experimental plane, it might have survived?

 

https://www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl/zbiory_sz.php?ido=10&w=a

 

Interactive cockipt cam:

https://www.muzeumlotnictwa.pl/pano_zwiedzanie/eksponaty/6/albatros_h1.php?w=a

Edited May 27, 2021 by J2_Trupobaw