This is mostly a test for unconventional control schemes.
Designer: ATLAS AVIATION BUREAU (UAV Department)
Year of Introduction: 2025
Role: Single use payload delivery platform
Unit Cost: $257,000 to $415,000 USD (Costs can change depending on payload.)
Lore:
The SQ-14 Mosquito is a cheap combat UAV designed to free up more expensive air assets by engaging a variety of low level targets. The fuselage is designed to split apart when deploying its payload, and it is powered by a disposable rocket motor. Both of these features help to reduce the final cost significantly. Due to the construction of the SQ-14, its payload must be installed during manufacturing. The payloads can range from anti-ship weaponry, mines, dumb and precision guided bombs, and even remotely detonated ordnance and surveillance equipment.
This is the EM-6 model which caries the OT-30K remotely detonated "ambush bomb".
The OT-30K can float on water to be used as an anti-naval mine. Keep in mind that the bomb is equipped with a parachute and will deploy automatically after it is launched.
Controls:
Landing gear to activate rocket motor.
Yaw left or right to jettison rocket motor(It is recommended to jettison the rocket just before payload delivery).
Firing OT-30K weapon will cause UAV to self destruct and deploy the payload.
Braking will detonate the bomb.
Gear trolley will jettison automatically.
Specifications
Spotlights
- ShinyGemsBro 5 days ago
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 22.5ft (6.9m)
- Length 29.1ft (8.9m)
- Height 6.5ft (2.0m)
- Empty Weight 2,554lbs (1,158kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,554lbs (1,158kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 23.4lbs/ft2 (114.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 109.0ft2 (10.1m2)
- Drag Points 1644
Parts
- Number of Parts 81
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 467
@ThomasRoderick Yes, this was just a test to see if I could make a control scheme without needing to use the activation buttons. It was just for fun but I decided to write some kind of lore reason for the design.
@AtlasMilitaryIndustries
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN >_< !
Jokes aside, I'm assuming the craft is controlled pitch-and-roll only?
@ThomasRoderick It's a one way trip