A new direction for the long lasting and venerable Dart Series from HSW. This craft piggybacks off the success of the X4 Concept fighter. The Dart V features better stealth technology, a smaller radar cross section than its parent design, a higher top speed, improved maneuverability, improved thrust vectoring in 2 dimensions, increased cockpit visibility, longer range, and features a high rate of fire cannon in the right intake. The weapons bay has also been moved toward the front of the craft to allow missiles to clear at higher angles of attack and for better weight distribution. The platform is very much supermanuverable and I've tried to design it to mimic real world supermanuverability. Vectoring works best below 515MPH. The craft is designed to be a low to mid altitude air superiority fighter, its performance drops dramatically after 25,000ft.

SPECS
X2 2D Vectoring Afterburning Turbofans
Service Ceiling: 42,000FT
Top Speed @ Sea Level: 1200MPH
Top Speed @ 15,000FT 1390PMH

ARMAMENT
X1 30MM Cannon
X3 Radar Guided Medium Range AAM
X4 Infared Locking Short Range AAM

CONTROLS
VTOL UP: Close Weapons Bay
Trim Up to Pitch down/Trim Down to Pitch Up
AG1: Afterburner
AG2: Landing Lights
AG3: Active Pitching Axis Air Brake
AG4: Release Extended Range Tanks
AG5: Drouge Chutes
AG8: Toggle Navigation Lights