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Northrop F-89D Scorpion

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Another Scorpion!

The second of three to be precise.


Ello

So pray tell,

What makes the F-89D different from his older brother, the F-89B?

Well, obviously the fact that the tip tanks have been replaced with rocket pods- and big ones, too! Armed with over 100 air-to-air rockets, the F-89D presents a much more lethal sollution to bombers, while the F-89B could knock one out in a few hits, the F-89D only needs one. The D-variant of the Scorpion also has a longer nose (presumably for radar/avionics, I didn't do enough research 😭), and the pods where the fuel was once stored are bigger to accommodate for the rockets.

Oh, that's not all though!
This version comes with a unique livery: Battle of Palmdale!

That's right baby, TUPL Premiums! You can get it now for 20000 Golden Eagles!!! Nah, I'm kidding, it's free, here you go.

Image from Wikipedia which the Battle of Palmdale livery was inspired by.

That's pretty much everything you need to know about the Scorpion-D.

Happy Hunting!


And please, intercept the darn Hellcat this time.

Specifications

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Scorpion-D
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 57.9ft (17.6m)
  • Length 55.0ft (16.8m)
  • Height 18.1ft (5.5m)
  • Empty Weight 2,020lbs (916kg)
  • Loaded Weight 59,998lbs (27,214kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.824
  • Wing Loading 87.8lbs/ft2 (428.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 683.6ft2 (63.5m2)
  • Drag Points 2432

Parts

  • Number of Parts 266
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 1,684

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