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@Mattflat101's ORIGINAL DARKSTAR

VARIANTS

Darkstar with working radar and revamped cockpit interior

RECOMMENDED VARIANT: Darkstar with an all-new cockpit interior, featuring a radar and a roll indicator

WHAT'S NEW

• fixes and some tweaks to landing gears
• added a second parachute in AG6
• some tweaks to navigation lights AG4
• tweaked afterburners
• additional pitch control surfaces for added mobility of the aircraft. Improved turning capability even during hypersonic flight at 80,000 to 100,000 feet
• revamped flight manual in-game (forgot to remove the "#"s lol)
• removed the Synthetic Vision System (which is basically a camera in the front of the aircraft)

Lockheed Martin Darkstar hypersonic test aircraft Flight Manual

Read carefully. Craft instructions are also available in-game.

CONTROLS

AG1 = left engine power
AG2 = right engine power
AG3 = engage scramjets
AG4 = navigation lights
AG5 = gyroscope
AG6 = landing parachutes

Taxiing

Maintain throttle at 1%. Apply brakes if necessary.

Hypersonic flight

Once you have taken off, maintain pitch angle at 20 to 25 degrees and climb to 20,000 - 25,000 feet, or at any altitudes to your liking. Once you've reached your desired altitude, shut down engine no. 1 AG1 and engine no. 2 AG2. Wait for a few seconds for them to shut down completely, then hit scramjets AG3 while once again maintaining the pitch angle at 20 to 25 degrees.

Landing

Maintain normal landing procedures. Once landed, do not apply brakes. Immediately activate parachutes AG6. Excessive braking may cause the aircraft to uncontrollably turn and overrun the runway.

DON'TS

DO NOT pitch the aircraft at 30° and above or you may have difficulty in leveling the aircraft. Climb up to altitudes of 80,000 - 100,000 feet while manually leveling the aircraft. Once the aircraft is now flying horizontally, activate the gyroscope AG5 before enabling autopilot. Now wait for the jet to hit Mach 10.

DO NOT activate scramjets on takeoff or the plane will lose control.

DO NOT brake excessively upon landing or you'll risk the aircraft to turn uncontrollably.