[JianDaoXiao]

F6F-5 Hellcat
- Carrier-based fighter aircraft -



- F6F-5 Hellcat cockpit -

Origin: (Real World)
United States

Games Featured In:
Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault

Operators:
Martinez Security

Specifications:
Length = 10.24m
Wingspan = 13.10m
Height = 4m
Propeller Diameter = 4m
Max Speed = 610 Km/h
Empty Weight = 4.19 Ton
Loaded Weight = 5.714 Ton
Max Weight = 6.99 Ton

History:
The F6F-5 Hellcat is the first playable old fighter at one Ace Combat game excepting Sky Crawlers.
The F6F-5 Hellcat is an upgrade version of the original F6F Hellcat. featured improvements such as a more powerful R-2800-10W engine housed in a slightly more streamlined engine cowling, spring-loaded control tabs on the ailerons, deletion of the rear-view windows behind the main canopy, an improved, clear view windscreen with a flat armored-glass front panel replacing the curved perspex panel and internal armor glass screen and numerous other minor advances.
Another improvement in the F6F-5 was the availability of more potent armament than the standard six .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns. Trials with cannon-armed Hellcats were not followed up by a production version; although all F6F-5s could carry an armament mix of a pair of 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano cannon, one mounted in each of the inboard gun bays, with a minimum of 220 rpg, along with two pairs of .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, with 400 rpg, this configuration was only used on many later F6F-5N night fighters.
This variant never was mass produced becouse the second World war ended



Source(s):
Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault
Wikipedia.org

[viperzerof-2]

were are thouse pictures from?

[DaemonUmB7R]

Whoa, interesting new twist we have here.

*EDIT: Ah crap, this reminds me of my supposed project, WW2 planes with ACES ace schemes...

[GAG-E]

@JDX: the image you included is an F6F-3, not an F6F-5

[Millie]

Considering the picture's straight from Ace Combat X2, then we're going to have to assume that Project Aces Europe did not do the research when they put it in the plane.

[GAG-E]

Considering the picture's straight from Ace Combat X2, then we're going to have to assume that Project Aces Europe did not do the research when they put it in the plane.

nonononono, project aces is ok

the plane model is an F6F-5 (although its painted like a -3)

the photo JDX posted of a real life -5 is actually a -3 painted like a -5

an easy way to tell is by looking for a window aft of the canopy, -3s have it, -5s dont

[GAG-E]

ignore that, it turns out that some F6F-5's had a rear window, learn something new each day

[JianDaoXiao]

F6F-5 Hellcat Painjobs:

[EstovakianHarrierPlus]

Nice blueprint JDX!

[Shirai_Kuroko]

I found it funny why could it be added as a bonus fighter in ACX2. Since IRL, you would not fight a state of the art Su-27 with it (Esp. Since ACX2 is also set IRL)

[JianDaoXiao]

F6F-5 Hellcat drawings


F6F-5 Hellcat model

[Protostealth]

Sweet job, Jian. Is is the first time you do a prop-driven aircraft?