You're here from either being tagged or you saw this while scrolling through some planes... either way... welcome.
[Skip below to see all the important stuff and not have to read through the babble]
The A-40 Is the ultima, the magnum opus, the best there is. It's UPDF's most renowned work. It's the pinnacle of aeronautics, dominating the skies of many despite being in the hands of few
So.. what makes this thing tick? [ A guide to functionality and some lore dump ]
The craft is quite literally jam packed with state of the art weaponry, each to serve an entirely different purpose... lets explore in depth.
It's got more [Space Drives/Plasma drives]
Above is the reactor for the space flight [Thanks for this, Thomas.]
It's the soul of this craft as it allows you to go to space with ease. Below you will see quick guide with how to use it.
Triassic? isn't that related to dinosaurs? [ Space Control using Thomas' Triassic compensators]
why such a high regard for this thing? [ What makes the Echostar kinda cool...]
She's a quirky one. I mean.. space flight and all... but it gets weirder or better... depends on who you are.
Starting with....
The Cockpit.
The miscellaneous
Last but not the least [I may have missed something and may post an update]
Edit: Thanks to planariaLab for the Gun gimbals! He's been chugging hard to give us stuff to make our planes to make them just that much better
And honestly... that's that! I'm sure that I'm still missing something... but I ensured that you got all you need to fly it and have some fun doing so.. Tell us how it's performing for you... we ( the people who worked on it) would love to know what you think about the build in the comments... really! I love reading them!
Lastly... I must thank those who made it all possible... sooooo
Edit : I also forgot PlanariaLab in the graphic, but of course, he too had a part since he made the gun gimbal originally and then it was utilized in our gun system. Thanks planaria for grinding for our sake so much! You push out some great stuff!!
[ For those who skipped here ]
The aircraft is space capable.
AG1 for weaponry activation
AG2 For the Triassic compensator override ( They start in space, but you can start it in atmosphere and do some cool post stall stuff )
AG3 For the lights
AG4 for Itano circus or a barrage mode. It nulls out the Delay between
launches so basically you can send all 40 missiles all at once.
AG7 For the plasma drive or space engines which only can start once you pass
90,000 feet. You use the guns to fire them.
AG8 Open the canopy ( Closes at speed anyway so you don't need this)
The nimbus weapon does not accelerate, it will hold the speed you launch it at
The wolfpaws aren't very special, but they do big boom...
The hypervectrons do not need you to lock on to anything. Select the target, regardless of where it is and them let them go.
I'll be Uploading lore on forums later if people seem to be interested in reading it... so do comment if you would like to read! ... It's very extensive, in depth and hence deserves it's own little Post. Thank you so much for reading all of this!
Happy birthday to me and ZerkkOtakuGuy! I hope you enjoy your little coincidental birthday present, Zerk. Also... happy Birthday to the "legend" who made all this possible. Thanks Greggory... you made me who I am.
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Gallery
Specifications
Spotlights
- ThomasRoderick one month ago
- Speedhunter one month ago
- BuiltBionixInd10 one month ago
- 50CalChicken one month ago
- VeroViper one month ago
- FalcoOne one month ago
- sKyCoS one month ago
- FartResidue one month ago
- SomeSPGuyWhoLikesLore one month ago
- TheMouse one month ago
- TypicalFictionalZ one month ago
- Noob101 one month ago
- BYardley one month ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor LAF-A40 [Echostar]
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 72.2ft (22.0m)
- Length 62.4ft (19.0m)
- Height 13.5ft (4.1m)
- Empty Weight 34,698lbs (15,739kg)
- Loaded Weight 34,698lbs (15,739kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.76
- Wing Loading 59.6lbs/ft2 (291.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 582.1ft2 (54.1m2)
- Drag Points 5507
Parts
- Number of Parts 710
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 4,241
Thank you for the Upvotes and spotlights!
@ThomasRoderick Yeah.
I'm Proterozoic.
@Graingy
Yeah, chose that picture specifically because I'm constantly behaving like an old grouch even though I'm actually Gen Z by birth....
@ThomasRoderick Fitting pfp
Uh huh.
Okay?
Anyways, I don't have the time to bugger around with that.
As I said, I already have a project going, and I have plans beyond that. There's technically ideas I wanted to do ages ago but never did.
@ThomasRoderick We know
@Graingy @Gs
I'm right 'ere, y'know!
@Graingy you aren't tackling something you feel you won't be able to do
@Gs okay, and why’d you call me conservative?
Also, they at least know FT.
@Graingy he's a very good friend of mine.
What??
What does that mean?
Conservative?
Who’s ThomasRoderick?
@Graingy You are so much like @ThomasRoderick 😭
@Graingy lmao. Conservative.
Hahah okay three things:
1: It wasn’t a challenge, per say, rather an interaction. Could be one eventually, though. There’s been a lot of issues, though. Have yet to even work out a rule set.
2: That’s WAY above what the Eel War is supposed to be. The Eel War, fought by the Eel Protectorate and the MWBS, is largely makeshift and a little Noncredible. Anything more advanced and threatening summons Graingy proper, and that’d result in a quick end. That’s no fun. At the very least, nothing super incredibly advanced.
3: I have nowhere near the skills (or time) to do that. Sorry.
@Graingy okay so the EPS Started with a challenge. I wanna do something like that too... so how about this? I give you a custom made radion reactor (Space Drives/Plasma drive) and you make a spacefighter? Of course, if you aren't already pre occupied with a build, I think you have a pretty cool challenge coming.
@Graingy does it matter? People up vote mostly for how the thing looks. 😂
It’s the highest upvotes actual craft of mine.
But even then it handles HORRIBLY.
Thing CANNOT turn.
@Graingy the EPS Morrayge is probably one of your best works
I guess that's my experience with forgotten arts, eh?
I made a cargo ship, GACS Horizon, then never finished it but started a smaller one, GACS Mirage.
GACS Mirage's hull (literally just the hull was built) was modified into GADS Sesame.
Never finished, literally forgot how I was doing the railings. It had its own mobility solutions.
later I used the hull, less modified visually, to make the EPS Morrayge, which actually got released. It had different mobility solutions than the Sesame. Probably more sophisticated, but idk really. Both turn horribly.
It was... A journey.
I have things that old that never got released.
@Graingy BAHA. Hope it gets out quicker.
4 years later
@Graingy what matters to me is something is atleast being made.
That way, we atleast know that better ideas keep coming. For me personally... it's going to be very hard to top this in my next build
Eeh doubt.
Been at it here for 6 years, and this is the best we got.
Over 7, actually, counting time before account.