I saw this challenge and unfortunately it's needs some freedom...
Freedom in the form of American Air Support!
This Jet is the enhanced version of the Topgun favourite and Vietnam hero the A-4 Skyhawk called the A-4 Super Skyhawk.
What instantly separates this jet from it's older relative is the 2 jet afterburning engines which enables the Super Skyhawk to fly faster and break the sound barrier, carry larger payloads and even out preform it's older relative in dogfights with a strengthened airframe which can sustain 10+ G's, however it's main speed in a dogfight means the Super Skyhawk sustains about 5 to 8G's.
Other improvements include:
. The ability to carry Fox 3 missles
. Improved Survivability (4x60 Countermeasures of Chaff and Flares)
. More Firepower
. The ability to support a carrier fleet as an aerial tanker and Fleet aerial Patrol and Interceptor
. Can outperform Russian Fighters in Dogfights
. Small and Light compared to modern fighters
. Provide CAS to troop landings clearing the way forward as well as Rapid Response Back Up
Another key thing the A-4 has is the ability to carry out is to be a multiroled attack aircraft that can be a Bomber, Fighter CAS or a combination of the 3 as seen here.
More loadouts will be released and posted in the comment section as they're separate and would be too many to list here.
Now for the fun stuff Pilot Operating Handbook (POH):
AG1: Hook
AG2&3: Lights
AG4: Spoilers
AG5,6,7: Weapon Jettison
VTOL Down: Flaps
Trim: Trim
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES:
Gear Failure:
Jettison All Weapons
(Carrier) Hook out and Belly Land
(Runway) Belly Land
Flaps Failure:
note: Flap Asymmetry is to be treated the same as failure of flap and flaps should be retracted
Jettison Weapons
Maintain Approach Speed of 180 to 190 knots
Trim as required
STALLS:
Note:
The Super Skyhawk is steady however when light and and you deliberately keep the jet in a stalled state, the jet may enter into an Incipient Spin Stall which is recoverable.
Q: What does the spin look like?
A: The spin stall is the latter of a stall that you the pilot has failed to recover from and maybe caused by the input of ailerons, violent and excessive use of pitch up and down or being nose high and slow.
The recovery process is outlined below...
Basic (early onset of spin stall) Recovery: Pitch Neutral or Down to recover
Advanced Spin stall recovery (Developed Spin Stall):
Power: Full
Opposite Rudder and Ailerons of the spin
Elevator Down
Recovery 2,000 to 4000 feet depending on reaction time (these figures are doubled from my recovery efforts as this is what a standard person who isn't a test pilot should be able to do)
Stall: Pitch Neutral/slightly down
IRL: The A-4 Skyhawk did have fatal accidents from Spin Stalls
(Normal Operating Procedures)
Takeoff:
Flaps: Half
V1: 160 knots IAS
Rotation no more then 9.5⁰ when loaded just under the bar indicating 10⁰ on the AH can have more pitch though when not loaded
Landing:
Finals checks:
Flaps: Full
Spoilers on
Gear: Down
(Hook Down Carrier Ops)
Speeds:
160-175 IAS Knots (Land)
165-175 IAS knots (Carrier Ops)
Aim for threshold with Nose/Pitch and rate of decent with throttle
The Variants I will upload soon consists of:
X4 Bomber Types including a Nuclear Variant
A tanker which has been tested out in SP2 and works in MP and another that's just external fuel tanks only
X3 Fighter Types 1 of which is an Empty Version as to which you can add what ever the hell you like
And the last X3 excluding this one is CAS, one of which is the standard jet with External Gatling Guns that can be used to shread your opponents in Guns only SP servers
Those of you who want to be tagged let me know or just follow this post
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Simple but cool challenge! [OPEN]
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 28.2ft (8.6m)
- Length 43.1ft (13.1m)
- Height 14.7ft (4.5m)
- Empty Weight 20,957lbs (9,506kg)
- Loaded Weight 34,478lbs (15,638kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.977
- Wing Loading 112.4lbs/ft2 (548.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 306.8ft2 (28.5m2)
- Drag Points 3730
Parts
- Number of Parts 129
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 708
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