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TR-3A ''Black Manta''

121k AWESOMENESS360  3.5 years ago
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The TR-3A “Black Manta” is a highly classified stealth reconnaissance flying wing aircraft, that often times is confused for the Black Triangle UFO. These two crafts are very much so different from each other. Reportedly, it was used to help with laser designation with the F-117 Nighthawks, which is absolutely incredible. Anyway, here’s some pics, both the real TR-3A, and it’s SP Counterpart:

This one isn’t a real photo, just an art piece.

Controls:
Normal Aircraft controls, AG-1 for lights, and AG-8 for landing assistance. (gyro)
A weird thing I’ve noticed about this aircraft while I was making, it is that it flies just fine without any vertical stabilizers. Now obviously, we have lots of aircraft that fly just fine without vertical stabilizers, like the B-2 Spirit. In SimplePlanes on the other hand, the flight simulator requires aircraft to have atleast one vertical stabilizer in order to fly correctly, however, there are none on this creation, yet it flies just fine? Idk, maybe one of the smarter people around here can explain to me how that works.

Have Fun!

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.024
  • Wing Loading 55.2lbs/ft2 (269.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 238.2ft2 (22.1m2)
  • Drag Points 11412

Parts

  • Number of Parts 224
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 873
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    330 Camilla

    The B-2's cousin

    1.5 years ago
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    @CaptainSquadronLeaderX the engines are close together enough that the contrails sorta merge with each other I believe, making it look like there’s only two.

    +1 3.3 years ago
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    I have an explanation M A G I C

    3.5 years ago
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    151k MAHADI

    man made IFO!

    3.5 years ago
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    @ALRX
    @Painro
    gunshot

    3.5 years ago
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    0 Painro

    Always Had been...

    3.5 years ago
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    40.5k ALRX

    it was all a plane?

    3.5 years ago
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    @Subnerdica not exactly, the TR-3A is powered by conventional jet engines, has a similar, but noticeably different light pattern, and the rear section is also visibly different, I’m not entirely certain what the engineering advantage is with the design choice of the notches at the back for the exhaust ports, but it is a highly classified aircraft, so who knows.

    +3 3.5 years ago
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    3,298 Subnerdica

    oh yeah, it's all coming together.

    3.5 years ago
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    3,298 Subnerdica

    OH SO THATS WHAT THE BLACK TRIANGLE UFO WAS

    3.5 years ago
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    triangle boi

    3.5 years ago
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    @MajorSix thanks

    3.5 years ago
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    6,443 Flewey

    Really neat mate. Good build.

    3.5 years ago
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    @WarHawk95 you never commented T, so I just assumed you didn’t really want to be tagged. Sorry

    3.5 years ago
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    “I Fear No Man But That Thing...It Scares Me”-???

    3.5 years ago
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    I like to say it another B-2 :v

    3.5 years ago
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    34.7k WarHawk95

    I thought I was registered as wanting to be tagged lol

    3.5 years ago
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    33.2k tsampoy

    Nice!

    3.5 years ago
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    @Blue0Bull can you make this a successor of this post?

    3.5 years ago
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    @Spikerya
    @HyperViper
    You were the only two people to register a tag lol

    3.5 years ago