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FD-17A "black hunter" supersonic close air support aircraft

1,690 GUEVANAERONAUTICS  1.1 years ago
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may i present to you, my first ever CAS ( well idk )

FD-17A "Black hunter

BACKSTORY

in 1970 air force need an airplane capable of CAS ( close air support )
much like su 25 or a10 so GUEVAN company purpose a model called model 998 it was accapted for limited production ( prototype )

march 1970 the aircraft was finished , well because it was only meant to produced for limited production , only 1 finished after testing and injured 3 test pilot ( 3x testing ) and flaws that has been fixed
the aircraft accepted for mass production, over 1.210 aircaft has been produced from may 1970 to september 1973

specs

max speed: 800 mp/h (1287,48 km/h) enough to outrun some old missile
surface celling : 43.000ft
stall speed: ~90-109 mph
Range: 780km

armament

6x Kh 29M laser guided air to ground missile
2x R77 air to air missile
2x RS 78 rocket pods
2x 500lb M77 unguided bombs
1x 30mm KTy 5 autoannon ( 6000 rounds )

this is probably my most delayed builds because of how busy i am

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 53.8ft (16.4m)
  • Length 51.3ft (15.6m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 22,185lbs (10,063kg)
  • Loaded Weight 37,894lbs (17,188kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 5.337
  • Wing Loading 227.1lbs/ft2 (1,108.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 166.8ft2 (15.5m2)
  • Drag Points 10954

Parts

  • Number of Parts 132
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 848
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    @DumbPlaneMaker thanks man! appreciate it , i know i just joined like a year ago im still a noobies thanks again for the advice!

    1.1 years ago
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    Great-looking plane with good armament. I especcially like how thicc it is, it would certainly scare enemy infantry.
    Only problem is, it flies very heavily, as the CoM is too much ahead of the CoL. Would fly a lot better if you made the tail 1000 - 1500 kg heavier.

    +1 1.1 years ago