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DeejeX EX-2 Needletail

The DeejeX EX-2 Needletail is a high speed, experimental test plane that uses sheer engine power and fine tuned aerodynamics to slice through the air at up to 18,000mph. With highest top speed of Mach 21.24, this aircraft has topped the limit.

In 2011, the G Aerospace and Testing Organisation wanted an experimental, high speed aircraft that had scramjets, and said scramjets that could double up as boosters. This plane had to fly on the edge of space and in low space. With the recent success of the Skylark Aerospace E-1A Comet, GATO knew how to make all of the components work - all they needed was the money. After the launch of the A.I.S.S program, money reserves were still building back up. So GATO went to G High Command and asked for a £13,000,000,000 grant. GHC said yes, and also offered to add an extra £90,000,000,000,000 to build reserves if the project was a success. So with the money, they set to work, in conjunction with DeejeX - a renowned aerospace and building company backed up by GHC and Military Command, as the majority shareholder.

After 4 years (they had to scrupulously test EVERYTHING to within an inch of its life), the aircraft was ready. 8 were built at a cost of £640,000,000 each. The scramjets were DeejeX EM7-500 auto-afterburning multizone scramjets that could produce 80,000,000 lbs of thrust each and the takeoff and landing jets were Skylark/DeejeX CEM3-750+ fire-jets capable of 60,000 lbs of thrust each.

In the end, the Needletail would go on to be the most expensive project for GATO from 2011 until 2021.

The aircraft went into service, but stopped abruptly. During its 3rd test run, Lt. Mack “Hottie” Tralt pushed the aircraft to Mach 3.5 (the furthest the aircraft had ever gone to that point) when the aircraft started violently shaking and seconds later the canopy smashed. Tralt was knocked out (and got severe injuries/brain damage) and the aircraft span out of control and hit the water of Snowstone Island. Tralt was killed outright. The result or the failure, shown by scientists at the University of Krakabloa, was that the wings had bent and wobbled due to the forces being exerted on them, causing the aircraft to shake. The canopy wobbling and consequently smashing was caused by the oncoming wind (effectively hitting the canopy at Mach 3.5) had been to much for the hinge, causing it to snap, letting the canopy come loose and smash.

After they fixed the problems, they relaunched the Needletail and continued the program. This time it was a MAJOR success. With a flight just a year after the original incident achieving Mach 15.86, a huge boost came through the Needletail community. That was what they needed to come through and finish the fastest and most powerful plane the world has ever seen.

DeejeX EX-2 Needletail

Instructions:
AG1: EJECT
AG2: Drogue Chute
AG3: Engines
AG4: Scramjets
AG5:
AG6: Lights
AG7: Canopy
AG8: SYSTEM

Notes:

The canopy hinge is a bit glitchy. When you open it, the canopy floats in the air. Don’t be alarmed or worry - it’s normal and will slide back into place when you close it again.

By ‘SYSTEM’ / AG8, I mean RCN, Air Brakes, etc. I don’t PFDs and HUDs and whatnot. FYI there are HUDs and PFDs and whatnot.

The Drogue chutes use a cover which uses a hollow fuselage black and a detacher. When you press AG2, the hollow fuselage gets fired off and the chutes deploy, therefore you can only use the Drogues once as afterwards, there is an ugly bare spot where the cover was. Just a warning.

Turns out it’s a bad idea to fly into Krakabloa at Mach Gawd-knows-what.

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Thanks for playing and enjoy!

Please feel free to use my aircraft for whatever you want and also re-upload better, improved versions. If you are going to, then it would be really cool if you tag me. Thanks.

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