NEPTUNE P2V-7

 

Model for FS2000

 

Neptune P2V-7 for FS2000 designed with Hervé DEVRED’S AD2000 V2. http://actpub.com/

Moving parts :

Ailerons, flaps, rudder, elevators.

The undercarriage is mobile and the front wheel can be oriented with the rudder control.

The light attached to the nose wheel can be switched on if the gear is down.  It can be oriented using the rudder control.

The four-bladed propellers are mobile as well as the rotating turbines.

At around 1400 rpm, the propellers are replaced by 2 transparent disks.

When engines are stopped, the propellers also stop rotating (deadsticking).

When flying, deadsticking is active at very low speed.

A red strobe light is activated above the rudder.

A searchlight can be switched on - gear up- at the front of the auxiliary tank and can be oriented by the elevator and rudder controls.

Two landing lights replace the searchlight when the gear is down.

The left pilot’s head follows the orientation of the rudder.

 

This model was based on the Hasegawa 1/72 plastic model kit.

 

Designed for patrol missions by the American LOCKHEED company, the Neptune made its first flight on 17 May 1945.

In 1946, the P2V-1 established the long distance world record by flying 18,681 kilometres in 55 hours and 17 minutes. 1,181 Neptunes were built, of which, 359 were P2V-7 models.

34 planes of this version were flown by the French Navy until 1983.

This very safe aircraft was equipped with an APS-20E search radar under the fuselage and with a system to detect electromagnetic interference caused by submarines.  The “148335” aircraft was offered to the Air and Space Museum in 1983 at the end of its career with the 25F Navy Squadron.

Characteristics

Dimensions

            Wing span                               :                30.89 metres

            Length                                      :                27.94 metres

            Height                                       :                  8.94 metres

            Air surface                               :                92.9 square metres

Weight                                                 :                30 6182 kilos

Performance

            Cruising speed                        :                Mach 0.47

            Ceiling                                      :                7,620 metres

            Range                                       :                7,400 kilometres

            Take-off run                             :                    564 metres

Engines

            2 Right R-3350-32WA with 3,750 horse power

            2 Westinghouse J34WE with a 1,524 kilo thrust

Crew

            13 crew members

 

My thanks to Mr. Hervé Devred who has always succeeded in resolving certain situations with great patience which is only equal to his competence.

Author and copyright

pierre.bisque@wanadoo.fr

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