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Chance Vought F8U Crusader

2,985 Jacas99  2.9 years ago

I have finally finished my biggest project so far.
The F8U 'Crusader' supersonic air superiority jet served over 20 years in the US Navy, USMC and the French Naval Air Force.

I used my previous A-7D craft as a first step of the model due to similiar construction, but this time it was lot harder.

You can now enjoy well recreated model with nearly all functions as: innovative variable-incidence wing which deploy from the main fuselage up to 7 degrees, flaps, automatic gear bay, foldable wings and more.
I gave up with the aerobrake because of it's complexity (this time variable wing was enough for me)
For better immersion, You can now fly the aircraft with cockpit view only due to realistic flight model and great maneuverability (and detailed cockpit interior of course).
I described all functions in the cockpit interior for easy use.

The Crusader comes with 4x20mm MK12 Colt cannons, 8x1000lb bombs, 2xAIM-9G AAM's and 4xZuni two-shot rocket pods, however You can attach any armament you wish.
The armament has parameters of each real analogues for better immersion (which doesn't exist in that game anyway)

Action groups:
1 - cockpit open/close
2 - fold/unfold wings
3 - flaps up/down
4 - variable wing up/down
5 - MK-12 cannons on/off
6 - bombs carpet bombing mode [carefully ?]
7 - Zuni rocket pods on/off
8 - engine on/off
V - flares

Hope you like it, enjoy!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 26.9ft (8.2m)
  • Length 37.7ft (11.5m)
  • Height 13.3ft (4.1m)
  • Empty Weight 23,806lbs (10,798kg)
  • Loaded Weight 32,176lbs (14,594kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.885
  • Wing Loading 59.5lbs/ft2 (290.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 541.0ft2 (50.3m2)
  • Drag Points 4311

Parts

  • Number of Parts 602
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 2,332
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    2,985 Jacas99

    @waffles101I waited long with sharing my crafts to make them as good as I can, it would be nice to be gold to make more people happy with carpet bombing mode ;)

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    Hot

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    6,408 waffles101

    How are you still broze dude. This is a gold level build man

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    4,362 JEST

    Nice

    +1 2.9 years ago