TR-3A ''Black Manta''
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!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor No Vertical Stabilizer Challenge [Closed]
- Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 58.7ft (17.9m)
- Length 44.7ft (13.6m)
- Height 7.5ft (2.3m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 13,155lbs (5,967kg)
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
The B-2's cousin
@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.
I have an explanation M A G I C
man made IFO!
@ALRX
@Painro
gunshot
Always Had been...
it was all a plane?
@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.
oh yeah, it's all coming together.
OH SO THATS WHAT THE BLACK TRIANGLE UFO WAS
triangle boi
@MajorSix thanks
Really neat mate. Good build.
@WarHawk95 you never commented T, so I just assumed you didn’t really want to be tagged. Sorry
“I Fear No Man But That Thing...It Scares Me”-???
I like to say it another B-2 :v
I thought I was registered as wanting to be tagged lol
Nice!
@Blue0Bull can you make this a successor of this post?
@Spikerya
@HyperViper
You were the only two people to register a tag lol