CSA aircraft

[Desertfox]

Personally I would ignore it.

WHAT?!?!?!? Where's the fun in that? ;D

[Walter]

It is fun... because it's you. :D

[Tanthalas]

*Sues Boeing for copyright infringement*

IDK I just wonder how Boeing was suckerd out of the Pacific Northwest...

[Guinness]

I think it's a safe bet that Bill Boeing never moved to what we know as Rohan.

Speaking as a mod here: Those who invent their own aerospace geniuses and write good stories about them are likely to be rewarded. Those who squabble over historical figures: not so much. At least go dig around for those who worked for these companies and in our universe might have started their own, or those who's little operation never go off the ground, but without the Henry Ford's or Donald Douglases of the world might have seen their businesses take off.

[Desertfox]

What if the squabbles are IC? ;)

[Tanthalas]

Good I can Post again.  Guinness, that was my intent.  I have just always found it humorous how everyone grabed up historical figures without providing much if any reason for why they would be where they were.

[Walter]

Why grab them when you can 'clone' them? Avoids a lot of problems and conflicts that way. Seems very unlikely that Curtis, the Wrights, Zeppelin, Holland, Wells, etc., all of whom are well-respected, brave citizens full of goodness, would "move" to that despicable Den of Evilness known as New Switzerland. After all, when it comes to evilness, The Eye could learn a thing or two from the Swiss if they were still around. :D

[Tanthalas]

Why grab them when you can 'clone' them? Avoids a lot of problems and conflicts that way. Seems very unlikely that Curtis, the Wrights, Zeppelin, Holland, Wells, etc., all of whom are well-respected, brave citizens full of goodness, would "move" to that despicable Den of Evilness known as New Switzerland. After all, when it comes to evilness, The Eye could learn a thing or two from the Swiss if they were still around. :D

Perhaps the NS are the actual Home of the Eye ~.^

[Walter]

So a crusade against New Switzerland, Home of the Eye, is to be expected then? :)

[Desertfox]

New switzerland was started as the "United States of the Pacific", a melting pot of people from all over the world like OTL US (and just as evil). That allows me to use names from around the world without problems. As far as Wright, Zeppelin, and Holland, well NS had the first flight of an aircraft, zeppelin, and the first useful submarine, so why not use the historical person associated with said vehicles.

[TexanCowboy]

The replacement of the Martin-Cessna Model 18, which is being phased out and being sent to Rohan, the Cessna Pigeon is a lightweight fighter that is fairly long-ranged compared to comparable foreign models. It mounts 1 machine gun and minimal armour around the cockpit and engine. Naval analysists noted it was small enough to land on a "tennis court"



Cessna Pigeon- OLT Sopwith Pup

Manufacturer: Cessna
Type: Lightweight Fighter
Engine:1 100 hp rotary engine
Wing Span: 26 ft 6 in
Length: 19 ft 3¾ in 
Height: 9 ft 5 in
Empty Weight: 875 lb
Gross Weight: 1225 lb
Max Speed: 110 mph 
Ceiling: 18,500 ft
Endurance: 3 hours
Crew: 1
Armament: 1 .25 machine gun

[TexanCowboy]

The CNAS authorized 30 of these planes to be built as a result of "political connections". These planes mount ski launching and landing gear. Because of it, these planes can be launched from locations such as frozen lakes and slopes. The downside to all of this is that these planes are only operatable in winter or in mountain terrian.


Martin Jenny

Manufactor: Martin
Type: Ski Fighter
Engine: 1 75 hp rotary engine
Wing Span: 20 feet
Length: 17 feet
Height: 8 feet
Empty Weight: 750 pounds
Full Weight: 1,100 pounds
Ceiling: 15,000 feet
Max Speed: 85 mph
Endurence: 3 hours
Crew: 1
Armerment: 1 .15 machine gun. (same ammuntion as lightweight field models)

[Guinness]

I'm not sure the CSA has any territory that consistently has snow or ice....

I suppose in New Mexico above 10,000 feet maybe, but the performance of one of these at that altitude would be very poor.

[TexanCowboy]

And the Appalachians, and the Rockies areas, and some small lakes during winter. I hate to admit it, but a airplane that can launch from a 1,000 different mountains is going to be more versitile. Also, note "Political connections"

[Guinness]

The Rockies don't really exist. That's the byproduct of grafting Middle Earth onto N. America. There are mountain ranges as OTL in some parts of the West: In Northern New Mexico and parts of Arizona, and inland of Los Angeles most specifically. Only in the high elevations of New Mexico will you have lakes that freeze every winter.

In the east: The southern half of the Appalachians within CSA borders, most specifically the Smoky Mountains, also will have very very few if any lakes large enough for a ski equipped plane to take off or land on. There are two issues there: very few lakes of appreciable size and depth (keep in mind, there is no Tennessee Valley Authority and therefore few or any damned reservoirs), and even fewer that ice over enough to support a plane on skis. Floats might be viable in a few places, but certainly not skis. Trust me on this one: in my 33 years I've spent *a lot* of time in those mountains.