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MiG-21Bis v.1.2 (choose your loadout)

26.3k BRuthless  8.2 years ago
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v.1.2
- added AG 3 to jettison all weapons on the external weapon stations
- changed the placement and rotation of slim-intakes and placed more of them
- second VTOL-engine integrated for increased power of booster rockets
- resized the external fuel-tank to be more scale
- got rid of all fuel in the fuselages and put an unlimited fuel-tank inside for better handling and because the second VTOL-engine makes it extremely thirsty
- airbrakes are now controlled with VTOL-controls
- now contains the whole available set of external weapons, which can be placed on the pylons by yourself to get a loadout that fits your specific needs (external fuel-tank is also optional, it has to be attached to the detacher at the bottom of the craft if used)
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v.1.1
Improved stability, maneuverability and more realistic gun settings. Special paintjob and number for silver-grade celebration! :D
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Here's a scale replica of the MiG-21Bis (Fishbed-N), a greatly improved version of the MiG-21, which was made in the 60's to mid 70's and used in the Vietnam War.

The MiG-21Bis (Bison) is a rather small and lightweight multirole-fighter, mainly used for interception of enemy bombers and fighters and also for attacking ground units. It was the answer to the new american F-16 jets (because the MiG-29 was still in development and other russian aircraft weren't so maneuverable) and is still in service of many air forces around the world.

You can now choose your loadout from the weapon arsenal, which contains:
2x 500 lbs dumb bomb (FAB250)
2x triple 250 lbs (FAB100) dumb bomb pylons
2x Interceptor medium- to long-range Air-to-air missile (Wympel R-27R)
2x double Guardian short-range Air-to-Air missile (Wympel R-60MK) pylons. (better put on the one on the left side and mirror the pylon, I've noticed the right one isn't mirrored and is getting in the way of the landing gear when put on)
2x rocket-pods (UB-16-57U)
2x Inferno Air-to-Ground radar-seeking missile (Ch-31)
It is also equipped with the optional rocket boosters, which can be activated with AG1.

In the middle of the craft you see an external fuel-tank (PTB490), which can be dropped with AG2, but doesn't have to be used.

It flies quite realistic. You can throw it around like crazy, if your speed is low enough (<~600MPH), but it will cost you a lot of speed, so you shouldn't do this more than ~10 seconds and activate the rocket boosters (not that hard anymore, I had to take out some pitch-angle and put the CoM slightly more to the front to get rid of a bug, but it increased pitch-rate thankfully). It is pretty agile and now manages to go around 1380 MPH with boosters.

If you are landing with the bombs and fuel-pod still attached, be very careful. Land at around 250 MPH with very low vertical speed and low AoA (angle of attack), otherwise the bombs or the fuel-pod may touch the ground and explode (also looks good, though). Isn't that much of a problem in v.1.2 anymore!
It is pretty easy to land with the fuel-pod and bombs detached before.

I hope you enjoy it!
Feedback is appreciated! :)

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor MiG-21Bis Fishbed-N
  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 75.8ft (23.1m)
  • Length 56.8ft (17.3m)
  • Height 17.2ft (5.2m)
  • Empty Weight 16,919lbs (7,674kg)
  • Loaded Weight 23,315lbs (10,575kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.469
  • Wing Loading 33.1lbs/ft2 (161.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 705.5ft2 (65.5m2)
  • Drag Points 6814

Parts

  • Number of Parts 174
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 963
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