Fixing the IAR-81C Fighter (the most neglected plane..)
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The IAR-81C Heavy fighter could use some fixing.

It carries a bomb rack around for no apparent reason. Most did not have one. The oil cooler under the nose is different on this particular plane, while the Gunsight was also somewhat different in real life and I have photos to show that. (Hopefully this is not too hard to repair/Mod)

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First the oil cooler under the nose needs to be readjusted as it was different here then in the other versions. Then the bomb rack needs to be removed as it was not standard equipment and not carried when this plane clashed with B-24's & P38's in the summer and fall of 1943/1944.

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2) The second thing is the special type of reflector-sight it used
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Pictures from the "Tidal-Wave" assault on the oil fields in August 1943 show gunsight footage of the IAR-81C
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The current gunsight looks like this: -
can we change it?
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Finally the plane had an automated fire extinguisher and the instrument for it that would light up. It is the white round device on the right hand side of the instrument panel labeled in the middle "Extinctor Automat" (Automatic extinguisher)

Perhaps we could make it work ... Wink


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Its no fun to have an engine fire and nothing happening....
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don't believe it?

come see this plane for yourself in the museum

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