Auto Credit Based on dazed1's MAE Mercury Mk. II
After the 'Baltic Incident', when a close formation of 3 Mk. II Mercury fighters crashed due to a pilot black-out during high g maneuvers, MAE was tasked with refining the design. With a wholly redesigned wing and a modified chassis, MAE had tamed the beast - the Mercury Mk. III was VTOL aviation perfected.
Specifications
Spotlights
- AudioDud3 7.5 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor MAE Mercury Mk. II
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 35.3ft (10.8m)
- Length 40.6ft (12.4m)
- Height 16.3ft (5.0m)
- Empty Weight 24,437lbs (11,084kg)
- Loaded Weight 35,810lbs (16,243kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.447
- Wing Loading 28.2lbs/ft2 (137.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,268.3ft2 (117.8m2)
- Drag Points 3147
Parts
- Number of Parts 86
- Control Surfaces 19
- Performance Cost 597
@AudioDud3 I'm not sure how she'll handle on mobile controls format. She's got a really sensitive rate of roll, so that could be problematic, but she can corner like she's on rails. Thanks for the spotlight and vote! Hope you enjoy flying her!
@AudioDud3 Yep. Ctrl group 8 to deactivate main thrusters. Drop vtol straight down for vertical takeoff. VTOL nozzles are defaulted to face backwards for a dogfight competition i'm having at the moment because the AI is dumb and won't point them backwards for extra thrust, but you can just reorient them to face down by default for regular use.