Aircraft the MP would use?

[nduffy]

Always a fun debate, what aircraft if any would the MP besides the stated or would you add to a campaign
I could see a few light aircraft and a lifter or two
The OV-10 Bronco is one, after the Vietnam war they fell out of favor, great airplane, was multi mission capable and could even do fire support roles.
The ever present Huey UH-1
The Cessna 02 Skymaster
Bell OH-58
CH-47 Chinook
Light Cessna civilian aircraft
or even a C-130 or C-97 Stratofrieghter
DC-3
P-47 or 51 ( F versions? upgrades?)
Any thoughts?

[nuke11]

Well you can check off the CH-47 and C-130 as they are in Prime Base.

I have thought the C-123 Provider would be good as well DHC-5 Buffalo.

The OV-10D would be a good aircraft.

Any Cessna would be a good aircraft to use, there will be plenty of spare parts available 5 years after the war.

[mmartin798]

I like to throw in some V-22 into the mix just because they fill a niche with a range between the C-130 and CH-47 while still being VTOL.

[rcaf_777]

Cavalier Mustang

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_Mustang

Piper PA-48 Enforcer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-48_Enforcer

Stewart S-51D Mustang

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_S-51D_Mustang

[mmartin798]

COIN aircraft often show up in these discussions. But would MP have a need for COIN aircraft? The Project could just wait until air superiority was achieved by the Air Force and only then start flying their planes. Optionally they could wait for a decade or so (original plan) and have the insurgents run out of fuel or parts to keep their planes flying and then start breaking out the Projects air assets.

Basically, convince me that MP needs some kind of air force and not just air logistical support.

[nduffy]

I could definitely seeing the V-22 in the MP, great asset wise, also multi-mission capable. I can almost see the MP grabbing a few CH-53 on an advanced timeline, seeing they are currently downsizing the fleet, a few could slip into the MP pool and be neatly stowed away somewhere.

[kato13]

Quinjets and seaplanes are the additions I would like to add.

Quinjets would need ADVANCED composites and fly by wire systems to be anywhere close to feasible though. (and supplemental vectored thrust). As designed there would also be very little room for fuel so that also pushes you to fusion jet engines which is another engineering feat.

However even existing seaplanes would be amazing with fusion engines if you are looking for flexibility in movement and staging.

[mmartin798]

Originally Posted by kato13

As designed there would also be very little room for fuel so that also pushes you to fusion jet engines which is another engineering feat.

I remember suggesting that air plasma could be generated to produce thrust for a jet engine a few years ago on this forum and almost being scoffed at for the idea. Well, whose laughing now?

https://interestingengineering.com/t...ral-air-travel

Same with NASA GL-10, as some said it was only a demonstrator and scale-up would take a long time. Three years to the X-57 Maxwell is not that long. Still a ways to go, but with testing slated for next year, electric-powered flight is starting to look good.

In game, we have time travel, "light" fusion reactors in the 1MW range and more. Somehow a fusion powered jet just doesn't seem that unreasonable to me.