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WWI Zeppelin L-44 by John Fortin ready dor D/L

Coming soon to SOH

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CFS2 Aircraft - Zeppelin L-44 (LZ93)
By Allen Downey, L.M. Brown "OldWheat" and John P Fortin

Here is the German Zeppelin L-44.

This is a reworked and updated version of Gary Aumaugher's Original L-44 model. Everything has been gone through, from top to bottom. The model has been made frame rate friendly and has been made with Multiple LODs. The Air and CFG file have been remade to allow for both player and AI Flight. A new DP that will register hits from both bullets and rockets has been made as well.

The L-44 was a T class, Hight Climber, Ridged airship. Ment to fly at higher altitiudes and longer distances then all previous Zeppelins.

Manufacturer: Staaken
Production number: LZ93
Class: T
Tactical numbering: L-44
First flight: April 1, 1917
SPECIFICATIONS
Volume: 1,970,300 cubic ft
Length: 644 ft. 8 in.
Diameter: 78 ft. 5 in.
Gas Cells: 18
Empty Weight: 59,300 lbs.
Usefull Lift: 83,400 lbs.
Engines: 5M HSLu for a total of 1200 horsepower
Propellers: 4
Trial Speed: 64.5 mph

8 reconnaissance missions; 4 attacks on England and Royal Navy units. Driven south to France by a heavy storm, it was shot down over Lunéville on 20 October 1917.


For now she is only avalable at TheFreeFlightSite
 
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