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Lightning Aircraft Industries LKJ-58 Light Flash

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Some Information

In 1943, Lightning Aircraft Industries was requested by the RAF to design and build a new multirole, twin-engine aircraft. This aircraft would need to be able to be a torpedo bomber, reconnaissance aircraft, or ground attack. So LAI came up with a design and they called it the LKj-58 'Light Flash'. It was to have two LAI XZ-89 turboprop engines with counter-rotating propellers. It would also have two rear gun turrets and two fixed machine guns in the nose. And it would be able to carry: 4x torpedos, 4x bombs or 4x rocket pods. But the design was complicated and it took ages to build. So the LKj-58 wasn't finished until after the end of WW2 but was still used as a reconnaissance aircraft.

Controls

AG1 + VTOL down - Flaps
AG2 + VTOL - Top turret rotation
AG3 + VTOL - top turret elevation
AG4 + VTOL - Bottom turret rotation
AG5 + VTOL - Bottom turret elevation
AG6 - Top turret gun activation
AG7 - Bottom turret gun activation
AG8 - Front fixed gun activation

Takeoff and Landing:

For takeoff, set the flaps to half-way, then increase power to full. when the aircraft reaches 170 mph, it will lift off by itself because of the flaps.

For landing, approach the runway at 140 mph (at minimum), adjusting flaps as necessary, and touch down at 120 mph.


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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 83.3ft (25.4m)
  • Length 67.1ft (20.4m)
  • Height 20.8ft (6.4m)
  • Empty Weight 23,968lbs (10,871kg)
  • Loaded Weight 31,412lbs (14,248kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.438
  • Wing Loading 37.3lbs/ft2 (182.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 841.9ft2 (78.2m2)
  • Drag Points 21363

Parts

  • Number of Parts 195
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 1,017