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Northrop F-89B Scorpion

87.3k TheUltimatePlaneLover  2 days ago
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A Scorpion?

Trust me, there's more, be ready.


According to War Thunder matchmaking, F-89B vs Hawker Tempest is historically accurate. Wait, sorry, last time I fought a Scorpion in a Tempest, it was a D-variant. My bad!


Hello again,

I present to you, the F-89B. Aside from fellow War Thunder players who probably have PTSD from playing high-tier props and seeing this guy running around on Red Team, the B-Variant is generally overshadowed in comparison to say the D or J (hehe D-J, DJ, Disc Jockey, CHICKEN JOCK-). I suppose that's fair though, since the F-89D literally has 100+ air-to-air rockets, meanwhile the F-89J just straight up carries a nuclear rocket. Meanwhile, the F-89B has a fairly tame armament of six 20mm cannons. Not as explosive as what his brothers bring to the table, but effective and reliable nonetheless.


Two F-89Bs in a mock-dogfight with my F-86F Sabre.


Ooh, I shouldn't forget to mention, this F-89B has a VR cockpit! Well, at least if you're flying front seat. The back seat isn't so lucky, being that they'd normally operate the weapons, but since this is SimplePlanes, the main pilot does everything instead. Oh well. You only care about what's in the front seat, right?
Right??


Well,

Happy Hunting!

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Scorpion-B
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 57.9ft (17.6m)
  • Length 53.5ft (16.3m)
  • Height 18.1ft (5.5m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 54,489lbs (24,716kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.907
  • Wing Loading 79.7lbs/ft2 (389.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 683.6ft2 (63.5m2)
  • Drag Points 2636

Parts

  • Number of Parts 262
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 1,433