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Rutan ARES

1,597 GrOuNdZeRo  7.9 years ago
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Based off of the Rutan (Scaled Composites) ARES or Agile Responsive Effective Support, It was a bid for the USAF program for a light counter-insurgency jet armed with a GAU-12 25mm rotary cannon, As the name implies it's a very agile and effective aircraft, Highly manuaverable and decent thrust to weight ratio.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 39.1ft (11.9m)
  • Length 31.2ft (9.5m)
  • Height 10.8ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 6,793lbs (3,081kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,258lbs (3,292kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.547
  • Wing Loading 22.6lbs/ft2 (110.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 321.6ft2 (29.9m2)
  • Drag Points 2166

Parts

  • Number of Parts 37
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 240
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    1,597 GrOuNdZeRo

    @Insertname One of my favorite works by Burt Rutan! Thank you! :)

    7.9 years ago
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    64.1k Insertname

    Wow! Great job! I almost forgot about this aircraft. I gotta try my hand at this!

    7.9 years ago