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P-39D Turbo Airacobra "What If"

P-39D Turbo Airacobra "What If" 2024-10-16

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Allen

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Allen submitted a new resource:

P-39D Turbo Airacobra - P-39D Turbo Airacobra

A attempt to put the turbo charger back on the Airacobra doing minimal changes as possible. Powered by a 1,150HP V-1710-27 as the 1,325HP V-1710-49 wouldn't be available tell Feb 1942. Armament is configured the same as the P-400/P-39D-1 with 4 .30 cals 2 .50 cals and 1 20mm cannon.

Come with most of the bells and whistles like animated parts and breaking parts. Model is Multi LOD use damage texture logics as well. Comes with 3 textures (pre war olive drab, P-400 camo style and a white...

Read more about this resource...
 
Allen
Thank you for this "What If" version. Now we can at least guess how it might have been!

Thanks Again
normb
 
An interesting exercise Allen.

I think a few of the P-400 pilots defending Henderson & Port Moresby would've loved to have something like this to take the fight to the enemy...
 
Hi Allen
Interesting project.
Great effort with the research and details.
:applause:
Can't have enough p39's
Cheers
Stuart
 
It was interesting to put a hexagonal peg into round hole for sure.

Also I do think removing the turbo did save the P-39 as I think if the turbo had been kept the P-39 would have not been seen as viable combat aircraft as the in left wing radiator would be taking up much needed fuel space as from what I can tell the XP-39 has 90 gals of fuel. Self-sealing and fuel tank armor caused to P-39C to lose 30-ish% of fuel when it became the P-39D.

If the XP-39 lost the same 30-ish% of fuel that the P-39C to P-39D did because of self-sealing and fuel tank armor the XP-39 would only have 64 gals of fuel.
 
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And the P-39 didn't really have great range to begin with...
A very interesting What If plane. Thanks!
 
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