Controls:
VTOL Slider for airbrakes
AG-1 for running lights
AG-2 for landing lights
AG-6 for emergency parachute
AG-7 for Gyroscopic Stability Control
Highlights:
Mach 3 capable
No modded parts
70k foot operating ceiling
Description:
Designed to be an effective delivery system for an overhwelming first strike deep into enemy territory, the Thunderbolt was built to carry enormous amounts of conventional or nuclear weaponry around the wolrd in a very short amount of time. Capable of flying up to 70,000 feet high at mach 3, the Thunderbolt can fly out of range most ground based AA systems and outrun most interceptor aircraft and missiles. The bombers onboard gyroscope helps reduce supersonic wing shakes. Note; the plane is supposed to have an internal bomb bay but that does not work in game.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 102.1ft (31.1m)
- Length 74.2ft (22.6m)
- Height 14.2ft (4.3m)
- Empty Weight 35,562lbs (16,130kg)
- Loaded Weight 78,809lbs (35,747kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.421
- Wing Loading 70.3lbs/ft2 (343.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,121.8ft2 (104.2m2)
- Drag Points 11397
Parts
- Number of Parts 86
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 748
Supersonic aircraft don't have split tail elevators, instead the whole horizontal tail is attached to a rotator servo.
I’d like to point out that the advertised Mach 3 speed is reachable in the bomber but you must be at 60,000 feet, roughly, and it takes a small amount of time. Also, Mach 3 is 2301.807 mph for anyone curious.