I was working on some Hispano Aviación
Buchón developments for the Racing GB and decided that some explanatory, non-racing variants were needed...
First up are the Isotta-Fraschini
Delta-powered 2-seat trainer and COIN fighter developments. In this scenario, the I-F powerplant was assembled under license in Spain by Hispano-Suiza Barcelona. This Italian air-cooled inverted V-12 engine powered both racers and regular Ejército del Aire service types.
Racers:
http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=7275.msg128272#msg128272(Top) Hispano Aviación S.A. (HASA) HA.1115-D1E [1]
Paloma (
Pigeon) 2-seat HA.1110 development in standard EdA service scheme.
(Bottom) HASA HA.1116-D1L
Milano (
Kite) COIN fighter, 2 x wing-mounted 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns.
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[1] The designations shown are a mix of reality and whif. Hispano Aviación designs were given type numbers -- beginning with the HA.1109 (aka Bf 109J, the licensed Bf 109G). The
Ejército del Aire then applied a suffix designation comprised of a letter for engine type, a number for sub-type variant, and a letter for role.
Real World type numbers were: HA.1109 fighter; HA.1110 2-seat conversion trainer; HA.1111 2-seater with tip tanks; and HA.1112 cannon-armed fighter. All other type numbers mentioned here are whifs (AFAIK).
RW engine designators were: 'J' (Hispano-Suiza HS 12Y); 'K' (HS 12Z-89); and 'M' (Rolls-Royce
Merlin); as in the HA.1109-J1L, HA.1109-K1L, and HA.1109-M1L (the machine gun-armed predecessor to the HA.1112-M1L
Buchón). Whif additionals are 'D' for I-F
Delta and 'P' for R-R
Griffon (with the assumption that 'N' was used by the EdA for an engine type outside our story and 'O' was not used).
RW role designator for all 'Messerschmitt' types was 'L' for
Línea (as in
primera línea or front line). Whif additions are 'C' for
Carreras (Race) and 'E' for
Entrenamiento (Training) ... distinguishing here between an 'E' advanced trainer and an 'L' conversion trainer.
So, in the whif examples given above, the HA.1115-D1E
Paloma is a
Delta-powered advanced trainer derived from the HA.1109 series, and the HA.1116-D1L
Milano is a related 'front line' development (in this case, a light COIN fighter). ... All proof positive that some of us actually like pointless complexity
![Grin ;D](http://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/Smileys/clabIcons/grin.gif)
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