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F-225 "Turn-Tail" Air Superiority Fighter

50.5k Graingy  1.7 years ago

Hailing from the early 1960s, the F-225 “Turn-Tail” represented the peak of smooth flying in its era. Snappy controls and excellent thrust-to-weight ratio made it a killer dogfighter, given the chance. Its two rotary cannons certainly would agree.

The F-225 was intended to fill the role of a low-speed air superiority platform, being capable of relying on both cannons and a respectable missile armament. It specialized in sticking to rough, mountainous terrain, hiding amongst the peaks to sneak into attack position. Once an enemy was in its sights it was often a quick end for the unfortunate opponent.


Armament:

-2 rotary cannons
-1 BlockRocket Prototype (~1962), long-range heavy air-to-air kinetic missile
-4 Interceptor fire-and-forget air-to-air missiles
-8 Guardian short-range air-to-air missiles


This is a heavily (and I mean HEAVILY) re-worked version of a very, very old craft. If I had to throw out a guess, I’d say somewhere in the general ballpark of 4 years. I recently realized that it actually flew quite well (I have no idea why I abandoned it originally), and decided to complete and upload it. It took me a bit to actually get to doing that, but within a few hours today I’d decided that it was way too small, thus had to increase its size. It’s a miracle it still works, frankly.

I upped the size significantly, added an engine, and gave it a basic VR cockpit, albeit as an afterthought. The original craft was certainly built long before VR was a thing in this game.
It now has a potent armament while retaining respectable performance and a smooth flying experience.

Enjoy!

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 49.9ft (15.2m)
  • Length 63.6ft (19.4m)
  • Height 18.4ft (5.6m)
  • Empty Weight 26,388lbs (11,969kg)
  • Loaded Weight 49,037lbs (22,243kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.374
  • Wing Loading 50.0lbs/ft2 (244.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 979.8ft2 (91.0m2)
  • Drag Points 4999

Parts

  • Number of Parts 128
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 804
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    50.5k Graingy

    Prototype found here

    Pinned 1.3 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    Kinda funny that the screenshots make it look black.
    It's dark blue.

    Pinned 1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    How tf does this get so many listed downloads?

    Pinned 1.7 years ago
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    @Graingy Alright with me

    8 months ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @TheUltimatePlaneLover Delivery timeline would be Wednesday at earliest. We have unsold stock. We'll just need to make sure they're all up to spec.

    8 months ago
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    Reminds me of the Eurofighter
    I'll take 15

    8 months ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @TheUltimatePlaneLover I'd throw this one in the same class as the FM-195 and GLF-80A. Just another fighter option, should you fancy it.
    Heavily armed for air-to-air dogfights, featuring two rotary cannons.
    Missile armament is also nothing to scoff at.
    It'll run you around $20,000,000.

    8 months ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    10,274 kilograms of fuel carried.

    1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    Mass calculations here are screwed up 'cause I don't know the BlockRocket prototype's mass.
    Darn.

    1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @Noob101 Bro looks significantly slower than a jet

    1.7 years ago
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    16.6k Noob101

    @Graingy . It specialized in sticking to rough, mountainous terrain, hiding amongst the peaks to sneak into attack position. Once an enemy was in its sights it was often a quick end for the unfortunate opponent.
    un less your this guy pov bros a tank

    1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @EnglishGarden Fair. The whole thing was just a standard cockpit until the very end of development when I decided I wanted in on that sweet sweet curated marker

    1.7 years ago
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    @Graingy my only complaint is to turn off auto center on the cameras

    1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @EnglishGarden Eat Caesium chucklefuck

    1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @EnglishGarden Well anyways, did you actually download or was it a pity upvote?
    Is the plane any good?
    I think I should start asking for feedback...

    1.7 years ago
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    @Graingy Caesar salad

    1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @EnglishGarden Cease

    1.7 years ago
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    @Graingy I'm trying to be hip with the kids

    1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @EnglishGarden I beg thy pardon?

    1.7 years ago
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    pretty sigma

    1.7 years ago
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    50.5k Graingy

    @Randomplayer You're welcome

    1.7 years ago
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    16.4k Randomplayer

    @Graingy thank you for that jump scare

    1.7 years ago
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    68.3k TheMouse

    @Monarchii
    Sounds good!

    +1 1.7 years ago
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    107k Monarchii

    @Mousewithamachinegun123 how about this canned spray that is definitely not mustard gas?

    1.7 years ago
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