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Earthquake AB.3b

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The Earthquake AB Mk.3b is a ground-attack aircraft designed for one thing only; survivability. Go ahead; tear part of the wing off. Remove a rudder, or two. Knock out an engine. It'll still fly! The aircraft's wings are made of multiple sections, to ensure that should structural failure occur, its' effects will be limited. It holds no fuel in the wings, to increase durability.

The engines are placed above the wings for protection from ground fire, and rather than one or two powerful engines, it uses multiple weaker engines for redundancy; it remains airworthy on two engines. Should the outer engines take fire, they can be ejected with 7. Use VTOL to adjust flaps.
Top speed is 469mph level, the wings produce a lot of lift and a lot of drag, perfect for the heaviest of payloads.

In a situation where there are no threats, and fuel savings are to be considered, press 8 with power down to temporarily disable engines number 1, 2, 5, and 6. In an emergency, press 3 for emergency parachutes. Should you be damaged to the point your gear fail to extend, do not worry; the Earthquake's bodywork is designed to be perfectly recoverable after a belly landing.

Armament consists of four Boom 25 250lb bombs, two Scatter 25 250lb cluster bombs (press 1 and 2), two Inferno air-to-ground missiles, two 20mm Vulcan cannon (XML modded), 56 rockets, and two Guardian short-range air-to-air missiles for self-defense.

I may upload the Mark 1, 2, and 3a sometime

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 42.8ft (13.0m)
  • Length 35.5ft (10.8m)
  • Height 13.7ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 23,888lbs (10,835kg)
  • Loaded Weight 25,832lbs (11,717kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.782
  • Wing Loading 59.5lbs/ft2 (290.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 433.9ft2 (40.3m2)
  • Drag Points 5203

Parts

  • Number of Parts 191
  • Control Surfaces 31
  • Performance Cost 1,325