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Aviation
▄D.521
II
Rank
AB
3.3
RB
3.0
SB
2.7
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
France
Origin country
General information

The D.521 (Great Britain) is a gift British fighter. It was introduced in the game during the Open Beta session as a reward vehicle for the June 2013 "Vive la Liberté!" video contest and again for the 2014 "First Flight of Dewoitine D.520" event. The D.521 was a modified variant of the French Dewoitine D.520 which featured a Rolls Royce Merlin III engine and slight armament changes. Only one model was ever produced.

The D.521 is essentially a slightly improved version of the D.520. It has a somewhat improved engine (Rolls-Royce Merlin III) which constitutes the one major change. It does however have a slightly worse turn and climb rate which may be due to the added weight of said engine. At either rate, tactically, it is advised that you have good knowledge of the various aircraft's you will face as it does not excel at any one thing. By applying situational awareness and a degree of caution to your approach, you may find yourself to be quite successful with this machine, but regardless of if you approach this in Arcade or Realistic battles, you need to have a good idea about the aircraft you are likely to face in the battle rating of this aircraft.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 6,500 m 570537591549 km/h
Rate of Climb 107.313.47.3 m/s
Turn time 2122.92022.1 s
Max altitude 12,000 m
Takeoff Run 310 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 2.7 t
Engine Rolls-Royce Merlin-III
Length 8.6 m
Wingspan 10.2 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 800 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 280 km/h
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 340 km/h
Offensive armament
20 mm Hispano 404 cannon
Ammunition 60 rounds
Fire rate 700 shots/min

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4 × 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun
Ammunition 2,700 rounds
Fire rate 1,350 shots/min

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Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 590 → 802 SL
RB 1,232 → 1,676 SL
SB 1,665 → 2,264 SL
Crew training 6,300 SL
Experts 220,000 SL
Aces 250 GE
Research Aces 22,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
40 / 100 / 200 % SL
124 % RP
Total cost of modifications 10,380 RP
13,730 SL
Talisman cost 750 GE

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