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AF-36G (With Thrust Vectoring)

20.3k JessaLeih  5.7 years ago
Auto Credit Based on JessaLeih's AF-36A+

A neat little fighter that I made, it's inspired by the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

This aircraft sports a pair of two dimensional thrust vectoring nozzles and a small yet powerful airbrake that allow it to drastically lower it's minimum corner speed below 280 miles per hour and fly below the envelope of control surfaces, perfect for those frustrating moments when you overshoot that target drone or for gaining an edge against an otherwise equal adversary.

AG-8 arms the missiles, AG-1 toggles low speed agility mode, trim controls trim.

(Note: The thrust vectoring does not increase overall turn performance, it simply allows the aircraft to maintain pitch and roll authority as well as achieve their maximum turn rate at speeds too low for conventional control surfaces to be responsive (beyond the aerodynamic envelope.) Aircraft like the Lockheed F-22 and the Sukhoi Su-50 are built around this concept.)

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor AF-36A+
  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 42.6ft (13.0m)
  • Length 66.0ft (20.1m)
  • Height 16.2ft (4.9m)
  • Empty Weight 8,705lbs (3,948kg)
  • Loaded Weight 14,809lbs (6,717kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.91
  • Wing Loading 17.0lbs/ft2 (83.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 869.9ft2 (80.8m2)
  • Drag Points 3932

Parts

  • Number of Parts 139
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 805