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Orion Series: Alnilam

26.9k Sunnyskies  7.7 years ago

I'm starting a series of planes named after the stars in the Orion constellation. This is Alnilam, the middle of the belt. Alnilam is a transonic, variable-sweep wing multirole fighter. It sports a rotating hardpoint on the wing to ensure whatever is mounted there always faces forward.

Comes armed with 4 interceptors, 8 infernos, 4 rocket pods, an autocannon, and 2 droptanks.

Wings are swept with VTOL slider. Avoid sweeping the wings forward. It will make the plane unstable.
AG1 drops the fuel tanks.
AG2 deploys a drag chute.

More Orion Series planes to come in the future. Stay tuned.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 65.4ft (19.9m)
  • Length 58.3ft (17.8m)
  • Height 17.3ft (5.3m)
  • Empty Weight 19,613lbs (8,896kg)
  • Loaded Weight 29,758lbs (13,498kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.265
  • Wing Loading 35.4lbs/ft2 (173.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 839.6ft2 (78.0m2)
  • Drag Points 5694

Parts

  • Number of Parts 106
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 743