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F-100F Super Sabre

4,708 OpenHere  one year ago

History

The F-100F Super Sabre is the dual seat version of the well-known North American F-100 Super Sabre in which it served as the pioneer of SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) in the form of Wild Weasel I.
Combat missions in Vietnam began in 1965 ending in the summer of 1966 to be replaced by the more capable Republic F-105F Thunderchief.

Features

In the game I did try to manage to make it more user friendly in terms of controls and it being the first ever aircraft I have ever made with camouflage, it was definitely a challenge to say the least.
I did plan on having a cockpit but part constraints kept me at bay.
It may not handle like the actual plane but as long as it can fly and land, I am not too worried.

Handles as follows

AG.1 For opening the canopy.
AG.2 For engaging the airbrake.
AG.4 For drop tanks.
AG.6 For jettisoning the rockets.

Weapons

Carries rockets and the AGM-45 Shrike that for whatever reason works barely half the time I operate it. Does have a proximity fuse though.

Conclusion

This build is by no means finished or perfect, but this is as far as I can push with what I have with me. It was a build that I enjoyed making for most of February and into March. There wasn't a proper blueprint to follow nor was there the convenience of time but whenever I did get to it, I gave it my all.

Surely, I'd build this better in the coming future but as of now, I'm satisfied.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 34.8ft (10.6m)
  • Length 49.4ft (15.1m)
  • Height 17.0ft (5.2m)
  • Empty Weight 19,292lbs (8,750kg)
  • Loaded Weight 25,036lbs (11,356kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.854
  • Wing Loading 20.9lbs/ft2 (102.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,197.5ft2 (111.3m2)
  • Drag Points 610

Parts

  • Number of Parts 797
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 2,828
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    4,708 OpenHere

    Thanks to all you guys for upvoting.

    Pinned one year ago
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    14.0k Robomo119E

    Nice keep it up!

    7 months ago
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    @ReturnOfJeffChandler I actually founf out that the issues of your missile is that the your custom AGM-45 fuselage have drag and weight on it. I manage to fix the problem by putting dragscale=0 and massscale=0 pn every part of missile except the missile itself.

    11 months ago
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    4,708 OpenHere

    @ReturnOfJeffChandler that’s fine

    11 months ago
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    @ReturnOfJeffChandler I actually find a fix for the AGM-45 issues (xml editing lol), also im gonna slap in a cockpit inside your F-100F, mind if i upload it as a succesor? I'll give credits. It's near done

    11 months ago
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    4,708 OpenHere

    @TheFlightGuySP i agree

    11 months ago
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    This deserves more attention than what it's getting in my opinion.

    11 months ago
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    14.2k SilverStar

    Nice build, with a beautiful camo !

    one year ago
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    12.6k JuanShot2Go

    This is a really great build. I mean, humility is a great quality to have but not its necessary here. And yeah, I've never built anything that was perfect.

    one year ago
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    13.8k Kangy

    @phrongus you're literally him

    one year ago
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    6,035 cya

    GOOOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!

    one year ago
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    42.4k phrongus

    itsa me,

    +1 one year ago
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    4,466 L0RR3B0RR3

    WOW, rly nice F-100. It's very consistant and welle made!

    one year ago
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    1,724 florky

    supre sarbe

    one year ago
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    4,708 OpenHere

    @GoldenSidewinder uh idk maybe in the future

    one year ago
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    Epic, please make next A-7D Corsair II with vietnam war camo

    one year ago
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    48.6k EngieWeeb

    If the Shrike only works half the time then just chalk it up to unintended realism ;)

    +3 one year ago
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    Catfish

    one year ago
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    4,316 alann

    Fusca

    one year ago