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T-29A 'Pivot'

983 Raptor77  4 months ago
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Intro

The T-29A 'Pivot' is a single seat, twin engine air superiority fighter capable of Mach 1.5+. It was designed to dominate the skies and provide close air support at the same time.


Controls

  • AG1: Canopy
  • AG2: Drogue chute
  • AG3: Refueling probe
  • AG4-AG6: --
  • AG7: Formation lights
  • AG8: Strobe lights

In-cockpit controls

  • 1: HUD
  • 2: Turns on when you're pulling the general best turn
  • 3: Over-G meter (flashes when pulling more than 8 Gs)
  • 4: Terrain indicator (flashes when you're flying at or less than 20m above the ground)
  • 5: Master arm (the small light below the switch indicates if the master arm is on or off)
  • 6: Trim reset
  • 7: Flaps
  • 8: Trim
  • 9: Landing gear
  • 10: Brake (push)
  • 11: Parking brake
  • 12: Flashes when you've locked onto your target

  • 1: Cycle targeting mode
  • 2: Next weapon
  • 3: Previous weapon
  • 4: Next target
  • 5: Previous target
  • 6: Fire selected weapon
  • 7: Select left outermost pylon for drop
  • 8: Select left middle pylon for drop
  • 9: Select left innermost pylon for drop
  • 10: Select centerline pylon for drop
  • 11: Select right innermost pylon for drop
  • 12: Select right middle pylon for drop
  • 13: Select right outermost pylon for drop
  • 14: Drop selected pylons

(There is also a small control panel with switches for all the activation groups on the right armrest.)

Everything else should be self explanatory, and everything is labeled as well.


Armament

  • Guardian+: 2
  • Interceptors: 2
  • Infernos [modified]: 2
  • Boom 50: 1

Specs

  • Top Speed: ~Mach 1.5 (ish)
  • Max Altitude: ~40000 ft (12100m)
  • Minimum range: 256 mi (412km) (100% throttle, fully loaded)

Notes

  • This plane is so much fun to fly, and I'm very proud of how it turned out. It's also a beast in the air, able to dogfight with my T-62 (which is probably my best dogfighter).

  • This plane is able to land and takeoff from extremely short runways (only a kilometer or so long), and is able to hold low airspeeds (240 km/h).

  • The plane pitches up slightly with full throttle, which is useful during dogfights.


Known Problems

  • Can tend to roll ever so slightly to the right.

  • Will sometimes start pitching up hard if you pull on the stick all the way back, then let go immediately at low speeds (the elevators are pitching down, though, and the slats are too. No idea why it does this).


I am insanely proud of how this plane came out, and I really hope you enjoy flying it as much as I do. I might make a two seater version of this plane at some point, just an idea though.

I'll do an update on a project that came along insanely fast at some point, but I'll probably take a small break before that.

Happy new year, and happy flying!

-Raptor77

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 42.3ft (12.9m)
  • Length 54.1ft (16.5m)
  • Height 15.9ft (4.9m)
  • Empty Weight 23,235lbs (10,539kg)
  • Loaded Weight 43,024lbs (19,515kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.018
  • Wing Loading 79.6lbs/ft2 (388.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 540.2ft2 (50.2m2)
  • Drag Points 6321

Parts

  • Number of Parts 252
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 1,338