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English Electric P42 1.1

228k RamboJutter  6.3 years ago

Vtol up lowers bomb bay doors, vtol down lowers wing tips, landing gear retracts gear and doors (no detail of concept landing gear appart from a sketch showing angled legs so I made that bit up with twisting and bending legs), if you want to go faster press 1 this will lower intake deflectors and give it a speed boost (be warned it doesnt like more than 1200mph.) In the early 1960s, BAC's English Electric design team developed the P.42 aircraft 'concept' based on the Rolls Royce Type C ramjet. A dozen designs were created around this concept - from naval strike to satellite launch vehicle!! This one is the design for the tactical strike role - EAG.4426. Powered by 2 Rolls Royce type C turbo ramjets delivering 27,000lbs thrust each, the plane had a designed top speed of mach 4.5 planned to be in service in the mid 1980s!! This was a number of design investigations for operational requirement OR346/355 (The replacement for the RAF's TSR2 and Navy's Buccaneer) that gave us the more conservative Tornado!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 23.9ft (7.3m)
  • Length 41.5ft (12.6m)
  • Height 11.3ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight 5,798lbs (2,629kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,241lbs (3,284kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 18.62
  • Wing Loading 1.1lbs/ft2 (5.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 6,838.4ft2 (635.3m2)
  • Drag Points 5188

Parts

  • Number of Parts 290
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,624
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    @Tang0five I've got some time off work at present hence some time to build things :) the Mrs is usually understanding and tends to be playing on her phone nowadays anyway!

    5.8 years ago
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    52.5k Tang0five

    Suppose you could add it to your work load? I don’t know where you get the time to make all these brilliant builds. I have a 30min slot whilst the other half watches her soap ludicrousnous where I’m impervious to the “why are you being anti social” rant..... @RamboJutter

    5.8 years ago
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    @Tang0five is this one worth revisiting? Add loads more detail, a fictitious scheme and some external ordinance?

    5.8 years ago
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    52.5k Tang0five

    Love these concept designs that could have been remarkably aircraft had funding and government meddling allowed!

    6.3 years ago
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    @RamboJutter I'm not complaining!

    6.3 years ago
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    @TheRussiansAreComing lol I know, bit of a fluke that I'm afraid but does make landing easy :)

    6.3 years ago
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    Great job! The only plane I've ever seen that could fly at 25mph. Would make great glider.

    6.3 years ago