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Mirage IIIV (Fase 2)

32.2k VenusLancer  8 days ago

Control systems improved, weapons included, Fuel

This plane is a testbed for new control systems for VTOL Jets. it uses multiple liftjets with custom inputs (a crappy funkytrees) to control it and stabilize it in hover, also the frame by itself naturally stabilizes the plane (i think its the larger vertical stabilizer+ the dihedral)

This model is not meant to be a replica, i just copy the base of the model inspired. you can see that the intake and nose section is more similar to a 1st Gen harrier, because at the start i was willing to make a harrier (yes, i already made a lot of harrier-inspired jets) but at half-built fuselage i reconsidered to make something diferent, also i had in mind a model like the XFV-12

Controls and Tips to fly:

Trim Down: liftjets power (hover at 75-80% without load)
Trim up: disable the liftjets control (they also deactivates over 200knots)

vertical hover with full load (45000lbs) set trim full down, add throttle to 20-30% and maintain a pitch-up of around 10-20 degrees.

Weapons:
x4 Aim-54 Phoenix
x2 AIM-9M Sidewinder (yeah, they look like a damn aim120, but it must be fire and forget)
x12 Bombs in a twin 6-bomb racks
generic 30mm canons (low fire rate, high damage)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 38.5ft (11.8m)
  • Length 65.7ft (20.0m)
  • Height 20.6ft (6.3m)
  • Empty Weight 28,860lbs (13,090kg)
  • Loaded Weight 46,584lbs (21,130kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.736
  • Wing Loading 58.2lbs/ft2 (283.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 801.0ft2 (74.4m2)
  • Drag Points 4100

Parts

  • Number of Parts 90
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 820