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(Joint Strike Air Program) Pionier JLF

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Auto Credit Based on alvinvex's Joint Strike Air Program | CHALLENGE

Made for ''Joint Strike Air Program''

Flight Controls:
Standart Keyboard
Activation Groups:
AG-1:Open Weapon Bay

Story:

Towards the end of 2021, VSPC (Vera Strategic Partnership Coalition) launched a new tender to purchase a new, cheaper aircraft to replace the aging "Verafighter Tempest" fighters.

A participant of this project was the "JLF" Concept from the Belgan Federation, but the Federation was later excluded from the tender due to the Federation's imperialist foreign policies and human rights violations within the country.

As the project was near completion, the Federation specifically offered the JLF concept to the New Athua Air Force, but the offer was rejected due to the aircraft's limited mission capability, chronic problems, and diplomatic pressure.

After that, some design changes were made in the JLF Project and the renewed concept joined the Joint Strike Air Program in 2023.

What these design changes are is not exactly known as it is not known what the first JLF Prototype looked like, but it is known that these changes include wing and landing gear configurations and center of gravity changes.

Although the aircraft's center of gravity is changed due to its maneuverability, it is known that this change creates balance problems at low speeds.

In addition, even if the center of gravity changes, the aircraft's sub-average maneuverability and inability to carry ammunition for Air-Land and Air-Sea missions reduces the probability of the aircraft to sell.

The Federation designed the aircraft as a cheap 5-generation fighter for countries with sub-average economies.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Joint Strike Air Program | CHALLENGE
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 22.8ft (7.0m)
  • Length 35.6ft (10.9m)
  • Height 9.5ft (2.9m)
  • Empty Weight 8,512lbs (3,860kg)
  • Loaded Weight 37,758lbs (17,126kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 7.142
  • Wing Loading 143.5lbs/ft2 (700.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 263.2ft2 (24.5m2)
  • Drag Points 4163

Parts

  • Number of Parts 145
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 866