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F-44A (Accilian Aerobatics Team)

13.0k Griffon1  3.7 years ago

This is a repaint of my F-44A for DPSAircraft's Wright International Air Show August 2020. It sports the livery of the Accilian Aerobatics team, in all it's white and purple glory. The weapons have also been stripped in favor of better flight performance. As compliant with the rules, I also limited the aircraft to reasonable fuel levels. Keep in mind I am pretty new to the custom gear thing so take care with the landings.

(As for the optimisation portion of this challenge, The plane was actually built, designed, and tested on Android. The only things I did on PC was the paint scheme, some details, and mild testing

(If you really want to put weapons on this plane, then fine. It still has the required hardware. AG1 jettisons the farthest wing hardpoints, AG2 the closest wing harpoints, and 3 the fuselage hardpoints.)

Link to original plane: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/hYyJtj/Phoenix-Industries-F-44A

Aircraft Description:
When the Accilian military's third generation jets were beginning to show their obsolescence, the Air Defense Department contracted Phoenix Industries Weapons Factory to conceive a radical new design to potentially change the course of aircraft design.
The result was the XF-44, which saw many teething troubles mostly regarding instability. As there was no other design like this at the time, no queues could be taken by other governments.
Nonetheless, the F-44A went into production, with considerable success. Being easily mach 2 capable, and carrying a decent payload at the same time. Since it's introduction, the F-44A saw adaptation into a carrier capable fighter, donning an arrestor hook and reinforced landing gear.
This remains the only Accilian carrier-based jet fighter to date, and, given the state of the Accilian navy, with only two medium-sized carriers, two cruisers, and a half a dozen destroyers, it was needed badly.

CONTROLS:
AG4: Arrestor hook
AG5: Nosewheel steering
AG6: Parachute (feel free to abuse this feature the custom gear is very delicate)

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 48.4ft (14.8m)
  • Length 45.8ft (14.0m)
  • Height 10.3ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 14,929lbs (6,771kg)
  • Loaded Weight 22,803lbs (10,343kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.956
  • Wing Loading 64.1lbs/ft2 (312.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 355.9ft2 (33.1m2)
  • Drag Points 4046

Parts

  • Number of Parts 148
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 838