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X-ESJ 023/1

2,864 Esjope  2.8 years ago
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The XESJ 023/1 it was one of the prototypes that were submitted for the competition for the new air superiority fighter design.


3 prototypes were manufactured.
The first was a wooden model, the second was the first prototype to carry out glide and landing tests, the third was a fully functional model and met all of its objectives.
Besides the promising behind this plane the it was deemed to hard to flight for inexperienced pilots and was ruled out of the competition.
The third prototype flew around for a few years until a mechanical failure cause it to crash during an airshow luckily no one was injured


Controls

Normal flight controls
Ag1: Drag chute
Ag2: Flight lights
Throttle > 95%= afterburner


Armament

Standar air superiority armament
1 32mm autocannon

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.683
  • Wing Loading 70.9lbs/ft2 (346.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 365.6ft2 (34.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2041

Parts

  • Number of Parts 216
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 897
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    5,850 FarrowTECH

    The results are in, you placed 2nd. I'll get the upvotes in once cool down ends.

    2.8 years ago
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    2,864 Esjope

    @FarrowTECH Exactly and who says otherwise doesn't know what is saying

    2.8 years ago
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    5,850 FarrowTECH

    @Esjope proper flight procedure for any airline is afterburner only, from point a to b and back again.

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    2,864 Esjope

    @FarrowTECH That is the only way to use it

    2.8 years ago
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    5,850 FarrowTECH

    You best bet I'm only using throttle>95%

    2.8 years ago