K-19 MK.1

Carrier Born Interceptor Fighter

Advanced Combat Fly-By-Wire
Funky Trees Weapons

Showcase Video

Disclaimer: the version you are downloading does not have the wingtip vortices and missile smoke as they are part of mods. If you have the modes below already, you may download the version below instead for those features.

Vorticies by MOPCKOEDNISHE
Smoke Trails 2 by PlaneFlightX
K-19 Moded version

Basic Aircraft Controls

No Start-Up Required
Roll Pitch Yaw
Activate1: All lights
Activate2 + Throttle > 95%: Afterburner
Activate3: Activate manual wing sweep control
Activate4: Refuel Prob
Activate5: Eject all pylons
Activate6: Brake Chute
Activate7: Arrest Hook
Activate8: nothing
VTOL down for flaps (3 positions)
VTOL up for air brake
Trim does nothing

Cockpit Feature Instructions

Weapons Briefing

Statistics

Max Speed: 850kts IAS or Mach 2.3
Max Altitude: ~60,000 ft
Empty Weight: 26,984 lbs
Max Load Factor: 9 Gs
Stall Speed: Full Flaps, 120kts
MTOW/MLW: 50,000 lbs

Description

The task of creating a carrier-born fighter/interceptor to defend the Simpleplanes islands is a daunting one, where expectations are frequently elevated, and threats it expects to face only increase by the day. The air force demanded a dedicated fighter that could cruise at high speeds, have a powerful weapon system, and be able to launch from anywhere, to intercept any threat before it could even see the islands. Thus, the development of this project took more than 3 years and involved the invention of numerous technologies. However, this project in fact spans much longer than that; from the takeover of the failed YF-14 series, and the unpopular K-18 series, the development technically includes 2 companies 5 years of work.

This gave plenty of time for a truly monstrous fighter to take shape; a 4th-gen air-to-air platform capable of competing with anything it faces. Its engines enable this fighter to cruise at Mach without afterburner, and break Mach 2.2 with ease. Its advanced aerodynamics and fly-by-wire allow this aircraft to maximize the lift potential of every surface, able to glide smoothly through the sky at high speeds, and cut through air at high angles of attack with stability. However, the true highlight of the aircraft are its missiles; the true wonder weapon that puts the aircraft on the podium with other contemporaries. The Spear missile was designed from the ground up to be used by the K-19, with the idea of a missile reaching hypersonic speeds so quickly that the BVR engagement would be over before the enemy could react or detect a smoke trail. To complement the Spear's incredible range, the HYAM thrust-vectoring missile is paired, providing unfathomable off-bore shots in close-range dogfights. While not only able to be fired at 90 degrees off-boresight, it can also remember and re-acquire an enemy from a completely different direction if it misses. There is simply no escaping this fighter once it has detected you, and even if it runs out of missiles, its dogfight performance, aided by high-angle-of-attack performance and strong engines, ensures that it will fight till the very last bullet.

Problems and Limitations

• THE AIRCRAFT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO RECOVER FROM A FLAT SPIN!!! Try not to become fully stalled out (which is fairly hard to do with AoA limiter on) but especially be careful with the AoA limiter off; this aircraft is not designed for post-stall movements.
• All funky trees missiles have a hard time orienting themselves when facing straight up and down.
• The Spear missile can travel very far and very fast, which may cause significant lag.

Notes

No the description above is not lying, I did in fact take three and a half years developing this thing. Throughout the last few years, my building and coding skills have been growing faster than I could develop the K-19 to my liking, so numerous versions and configurations were made until I was satisfied. Through it, this thing has served me honorably as my daily driver in Simpleplanes, and I hope that it will serve you just as well in that role.

Credits

I do not remember who made this particular HUD, but it was definitely not me; shoutout whoever made it.

Please report any bugs in the comment section or contact me on discord @kuatta4