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Ta152H

Thanks guys!
Interesting too how the original design developed over the course of three years.
Here's some comparision shots of the first and the last, Fw190A-1 and Ta152H:

Ta_A1_1.jpg


Ta_A1_2.jpg


Ta_A1_3.jpg
 
Been looking forward to this one for a long time Mathias. Great job seeing it through to the finish!

BTW, do you have any thoughts of updating the Anton series? Something like RealAir did with the Piston Duke.
 
Hey Chunk,

I'm moving the idea around to add the 2d radios and the payload manager to the Anton's and also polish certain portions of the code, no promises though......yet.......... :)
 
Nice! This is will be one package? D-9 and Ta-152?
Just see one bug - summer textures, near to clear sky and... animated snow ; ))).
 
Yes YoYo, the Doras and the Ta152 will be in a single package. I know, overkill and developer's nightmare. :sorrow:
 
Close to the years finish , must be a Christmas release .. course then - the new year would have to be the start on your Messerscmitt BF-110 .. jeez I'm so naughty to mention that :very_drunk:
 
This was another example of a beautiful German airplane forced by desperation into production before given enough time to work out the teething issues in testing. As I recall, this plane suffered from landing gear retraction failures, and some engine overheating due to oil temperature, plus the cockpit pressurization seals leaked. Yep, among the many innovations Kurt Tank designed was one of the first pressurized cockpits for a fighter aircraft! It was reported that this fighter could operate at 40,000 feet, giving it an enormous tactical advantage.

Though the Ta-152H had a very short operational life, it did achieve one very noteworthy achievement. It saved the life of Kurt Tank, who flying the experimental aircraft to a meeting, was jumped by two P-51 Mustangs and used emergency boost to decidedly pull away from them! That has to be a unique achievement that a designer's aircraft saved his own life by allowing him to avoid getting shot down in combat!

But, I suppose this virtual version will have all those bugs worked out and folks can enjoy an excellent example of the design genius of Kurt Tank!

Ken
 
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