Originally made in the mid years of the cold war, the Hummingbird was made in response to what Jack Langley, Lime Air’s then CEO, a maneuverability race. With soviet jets like the Sukhoi flankers and the MiG-29s, the US needed a proper response. The air force had a program for a super-maneuverable fighter that Lime Air did not win, which prompted Lime Air to try and succeed with the Navy’s program, which they ended up doing. The Hummingbird was a small, supermaneuverable, naval, fighter jet that was able to be deployed extremely quickly and defeat incoming threats. Though the plane didnt start out as a multirole fighter, later variants allowed bombs to be mounted to the wings and extra fuselage pylons.
AG:
AG1: Arresting hook
AG2: Drop weapons
AG3-5: N/A
AG6: Formation Lights
AG7: Nav lights
AG8: N/A
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Specifications
Spotlights
- Thunderhawk 3 months ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor BAD HANDLING CHALLENGE!
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 31.9ft (9.7m)
- Length 36.4ft (11.1m)
- Height 11.7ft (3.6m)
- Empty Weight 10,650lbs (4,830kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,046lbs (5,464kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.091
- Wing Loading 29.8lbs/ft2 (145.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 404.0ft2 (37.5m2)
- Drag Points 3609
Parts
- Number of Parts 93
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 500
6/10pts Look
7/10pts Handling
5/5pts Bonus move
Total: 18pts
Rank: 2nd place
This definitely embodies the idea I had for the challenge the most. I discovered that you can aggressively pitch down and flip the plane over 180, and then roll 180 to correct it. That wins the bonus point award.