Atris Waymaster Mk.I

** The Atris Waymaster is a fictional Dive Bomber used in WW2, Like the Blackburn Skua. It served from 1941 to 1950. **

Controls

L = Landing Lights B = Navigational Lights + Anti Collision K = Altitude Hold X = Gear Hold X (Invert Steering) = Flaps Fire Action 1 = Main Gun Fire Action 2 = 500lb Bomb

Back turret gun is accessible via the back seat Steering A & D to turn the BACK seat

History

The M-22 Atris Waymaster was a shipboard two-seat fighter / dive bomber designed to meet Air Ministry Specification O.27/34. It was an all-metal (duralumin) low-wing, stressed-skin monoplane. The undercarriage itself was retractable during flight, whilst the crew sat under a long glazed cockpit enclosure, with the rear gunner (50 cal gun) positioned in line with the wing trailing edge.

Armament comprised four forward-firing 0.303 Browning machine guns in the nose, which were lated swapped for the Hispano Mk.V cannons. It also had a defensive 50cal Lewis gun, fired from the rear cockpit. The bomb load, when operating in the dive bomber role, was a single 500 lb bomb carried in a recess below the fuselage and between the undercarriage legs. For training purposes, eight 30 lb practice bombs could also be carried below the wings. But this version I have uploaded does not have these bombs. 152 Waymasters were built (Recorded in 1945) which is also the year when they stopped production of this plane. The last flight took place on 12th Dec 1950. Alot of Waymasters were kept in museums from then, but now there are only a dozen in museums.

The first prototype took off in 1939, Designated as the Atris P/M.12. It's registration was unknown; but the top speed was recorded and kept - clocking in at about 195 knots. (~350Kph) which is similar to the top speed of the finalized specification. The prototype also had foldable wings but this feature was removed due to concerns that the wings would fall off while pulling high G's

Specifications:

Dimensions: 36.437ft x 38.608ft x 13.506ft Weight: 3226KG / 7,112.47lb. Range: 547km / 340 mi Capacity: 2 Crew Operational Maximum Speed: 195 kt Maximum Speed Recorded: 245kt