Nation of Origin: Iosia
Role: Stealth Attack Aircraft
First Flight: 9th January 1979
Introduction: 5th October 1982
Status: In limited service
Number Built: 78
F/A-229 Whippoorwill
The F/A-229 Whippoorwill is the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology. Its maiden flight took place in 1979, and the aircraft achieved initial operating capability status in 1982. The Whippoorwill was shrouded in secrecy until it was revealed to the public in 1994. The F/A-229 was widely publicized for its role in the Namalan Independence War of 1997. Although, it's designated as a fighter aircraft; the F/A-229 is purely an aircraft used for ground attack - lacking neither cannons nor air-to-air armament.
Performance
Maximum Speed: Mach 0.75 (578 Mph)
Cruise speed: Mach 0.75 (578 Mph)
Service Ceiling: 46,500ft
Range: 930 (1720 km)
Armament
2 × internal weapons bays with two hard-point each (total of four weapons)
including:
- Long range guided high explosive G-91 anti-ship missiles (featured)
- Unguided dumb bombs
- Fuel Air Explosive Bombs (FAEB)
Action groups:
1 - Deploy Drogue Chute
Inspired by the F-117 Nighthawk
Specifications
Spotlights
- Flippos 5.5 years ago
- JohnnyBoythePilot 5.5 years ago
- Texasfam04 5.5 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 47.3ft (14.4m)
- Length 63.2ft (19.3m)
- Height 17.4ft (5.3m)
- Empty Weight 23,815lbs (10,802kg)
- Loaded Weight 38,500lbs (17,463kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.35
- Wing Loading 27.7lbs/ft2 (135.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,391.6ft2 (129.3m2)
- Drag Points 11417
Parts
- Number of Parts 177
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 756
No problem at all! Your work is fantastic @LegnaK
@Mustang51 I greatly appreciate those kind words :) thank you, and thank you for the follow!
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This is definitely going into my hangar in Yeager
Great job