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F-15D “Eagle” Trainer

989 Scrubnot  5 months ago
Auto Credit Based on WinsWings's Trainer Challenge - 5/24 [CLOSED]

Sorry for repost, had to make it a successor :p

Wikipedia Description:
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force (USAF) selected McDonnell Douglas's design in 1969 to meet the service's need for a dedicated air superiority fighter. The Eagle first flew in July 1972, and entered service in 1976. It is among the most successful modern fighters, with over 100 victories and no losses in aerial combat, with the majority of the kills by the Israeli Air Force.

The D variant was derived from the F-15C, which was an improved single-seat all-weather air-superiority fighter version of the A model, with 483 built in 1979–1985. The last 43 F-15Cs were upgraded with AN/APG-70 radar and later the AN/APG-63(V)1 radar.
The D variant of the Eagle is a two seat trainer version of the C variant.

Controls are pretty normal:
Pitch, Roll, Yaw - basic
(280-350kts is optimal corner speed)
VTOL for “definitely effective flaps”
4 - canopy
5 - “YOU GOT A HOLE IN YOUR RIGHT WING”
(u can open the canopy manually if u really want…)
7 - negative fuel economy (drop tanks)
Weapons - figure it out :p

Taking Off:
Flaps - 0-50%
Throttle - 50%
Pitch up slightly at 110kts and the plane should fly at 140

Landing:
Approach runway at 180kts (use the throttles Luke!)
Pitch up to increase Aoa to slow down to 120 (by using a combination of Aoa and throttle, you have complete control over speed)
Maintain 120kts till close to ground then cut throttle, slightly pitch up and the plane should float to the ground.
Lastly… Break!!! But don’t hammer the brakes…

I tweaked some FBW from GuyFolks creations to give the Eagle realistic but easy to fly controls. But it’s not totally FBW!! Ex. pulling too hard increases Aoa and makes plane fly more like brick. But the Eagle was designed to be rugged and was thus made VERY stable, so good luck trying to depart controlled flight.
The point is, I changed the FBW to give y’all a sense of flight when flying the Eagle, where you must feel what the plane is trying to tell you by how it reacts to your input, much like real flying. The more you practice with this, the more you’ll understand the limits of this planes capabilities . And this advice goes for all flying. All planes have limits, which a pilot should know to respect.
The inlets also adjust lol.

The engines…
Well they kick…
Like a Saturn V…

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Trainer Challenge - 5/24 [CLOSED]
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 43.0ft (13.1m)
  • Length 65.1ft (19.8m)
  • Height 18.7ft (5.7m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 21,090lbs (9,566kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 6.393
  • Wing Loading 38.9lbs/ft2 (190.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 541.7ft2 (50.3m2)
  • Drag Points 4326

Parts

  • Number of Parts 348
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 1,777