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North American RA-5C Vigilante

765 TexJohnston  6.8 years ago

The RA-5C, based on the A-5 nuclear bomber, conducted much of the pre-bombing reconnaisance of the Vietnam War. Without the unsung Vigilante, such important operations as Rolling Thunder and Linebacker could not have happened.

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.174
  • Wing Loading 44.7lbs/ft2 (218.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 692.9ft2 (64.4m2)
  • Drag Points 4413

Parts

  • Number of Parts 43
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 365
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    @TexJohnston I don't really see the point in recreating the bomb-tube. It was dangerous as hell and the Navy never used it, even for practice. Anyway, youll get better with time, most of the really fancy stuff is just mods anyway. Finetuner and Overloader.

    6.8 years ago
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    @F104Deathtrap Thanks! I dunno about this being more realistic in appearance, but the other one has bomb bay doors and wing hardpoints, neither of which existed on Vigilantes. So, mine just basically doesn't have any features that the real one didn't have. If I were better at SP, I'd have a detachable tailcone and a "bomb train" as on the real ones.

    6.8 years ago
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    Don't sweat it Tex, this one is more realistic.

    6.8 years ago
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    VIGI, HELL YEAH! Recon planes like this are so cool, and this one probably had the most dangerous job of all!

    6.8 years ago