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retractable canard concept

7,031 FartResidue  8 days ago

A cool concept for retractable, stealthy canards on a 6th gen light-fighter. Use VTOL down for canard mode, VTOL up for high speed mode.
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I decided to model some internals and color coded them. Red = Splitter Missile bay, Orange = Off-boresight weapon bay (primarily for DART missile), Yellow = Possible gun placement, Blue = Fuel tanks. The S-ducts are also modeled.
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Feel free to use this as inspiration for you own build, I would love to see your take on retractable canards!
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*Please note the yaw control isn't finished so it spins out sometimes.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 38.2ft (11.6m)
  • Length 45.6ft (13.9m)
  • Height 10.2ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 9,962lbs (4,518kg)
  • Loaded Weight 30,175lbs (13,687kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.117
  • Wing Loading 59.5lbs/ft2 (290.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 507.2ft2 (47.1m2)
  • Drag Points 5031

Parts

  • Number of Parts 73
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 471