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[Z] YUKON F/A-45EX Sentinel

5,517 ZealousKestrel  one month ago
Auto Credit Based on ZealousKestrel's FA-45EX Sentinel

WISTERIA'S FINEST

yes i used the same quote twice, i don't care. leave me alone im not in a good mood today.

be wary, the tailhook is broken. a new version will be released when i finish the AAM-XX. if you can find the tailhook in the rear section then disable it's aircraft collisions in XML.

Zilo here. wanted to keep on my promise and make that new F/A-4X variant that flies actually good.

"Woah there Zilo, all you did was give the vulture a V-tail and a slightly different paint job and called it a new plane! You lazy bum, i bet it flies the same anyway. you cant make anything original, you just keep reusing your old, stupid idea that doesn't even look like a stealth fighter and call it a new upload. try something original for once, like the XB-75, do that again. And what's the point of a V-tail for better stealth when it has canards and circular engines?"

.......well... i mean.. no, it has an inner cockpit, vastly superior maneuverability to the rest of the F/A-4X series, new engines, new burst missiles, a modified gun, and actual roll stability! and the canards are a requirement, otherwise it will not have it's stability...

I really tried to make this better than the previous vulture, which sported disappointing maneuverability, so i hope you enjoy!

Selectively available for export.

Not fully VR supported despite it's inner cockpit. some buttons are mapped incorrectly. don't worry, when i release the new version it will have a proper, full introduction, with a full description like how i did the SAK-1, new AAM-XX armament, and a more VR compatible cockpit even if i can't use SPVR to confirm.


CONTROLS:

AG1: Reduced stability mode (don't listen to what it says in aircraft instructions, you cant do PSM with this plane unless below 100, but at that point just use TVC.)
AG2: Activate parachute
AG3: Open bay doors + activate armaments
AG4: Release pods
AG5: Activate afterburner (throttle=100%)
AG6: Nav + formation lights
AG7: Tailhook
AG8: Toggle TVC

VTOL=1: Fold wings
VTOL Down: Flaps
Trim: Trim

Standard missiles are less powerful in explosive yield, but are better for burst firing and when you need to quickly take out an enemy at close range.

YM-22s in this plane is arcade performance.. so nothing new in that regard.

Hybrid bomb remains unchanged as well.


Also comes with passive radar jamming!
explanation: by placing the main cockpit in the back of the tail section (back facing radar), missiles will aim for the tail and not the center of your vulture, making you much harder to hit. it also emulates how IR missiles go after the engines and not the other parts of the plane, and how radar missiles will target the most radar returning part of the plane, which in this case would also be the tail.


LORE:
will add eventually...


Sorry no screenshots this time.


EXTRA NOTES:

  • If when you take off with this, and an explosion occurs near the front of the plane, no, nothing has been destroyed. I don't know what it is but its not important, so ignore it.
  • it has been specifically tailored to counter the Su-35KSP, such as its mosquito-like turn radius, new engines, passive radar jamming, missiles, and gun.

i was being lazy with the thumbnail and description this time, im really not in the mood to do any of this right now. just fly the plane, okay?

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor FA-45EX Sentinel
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 50.7ft (15.5m)
  • Length 65.8ft (20.1m)
  • Height 13.7ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 51,746lbs (23,471kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 6.644
  • Wing Loading 47.4lbs/ft2 (231.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,090.9ft2 (101.4m2)
  • Drag Points 6194

Parts

  • Number of Parts 568
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 3,577