The Asteroid Industries AS-36A Ventura is a two-engined turboprop maritime partol aircraft featuring a high gull wing, amphibious and STO capabilities, and an in air refueling probe in the nose. It was introduced in 1996 as a potential replacement for the Tupolev Tu-142. It was given the nickname of “Frigatebird” because of its shape and aggressive behaviors.
Powerplant:
2x Asteroid Industries TP-3A turboprops with jet-augmented exhaust driving contra-rotating props.
Controls
Act.1 + Trim: Turret Side to Side
Act.2 + Trim: Turret Up and Down
Act.3 + Gear: Retract Floats
Act.4 + Gear: Retract wheels
Act.5: Release Sonobouy One
Act.6: Release Sonobouy Two
Act.7: Landing Lights
Act.8: Navigation Lights
Armament
2x .50 cal machine guns in a revolving turret
8x Cleaver ASMs
4x Torpedoes
Note:
The floats must be lowered to be able to land on a runway utilizing the Wingtip landing gear.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Maritime Patrol Aircraft Challenge [CLOSED]
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 66.5ft (20.3m)
- Length 49.8ft (15.2m)
- Height 19.0ft (5.8m)
- Empty Weight 25,540lbs (11,584kg)
- Loaded Weight 35,046lbs (15,896kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.641
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.114
- Wing Loading 45.5lbs/ft2 (222.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 770.2ft2 (71.6m2)
- Drag Points 16440
Parts
- Number of Parts 232
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 1,432
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