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eII.kM ,,reggaD,, 51 sA

4,364 Formula350  3.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Formula350's As 15 ,,Dagger,, (cleaner lines)

Based on:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/FPXURq/As-15-Dagger

I had a mental concept for this sort of configuration a few weeks back, and then when I saw Astro's avatar featuring his Dagger, I... thought it was designed to fly like this one is! lol
Alas, that wasn't the case and no doubt is what I was thinking because this sort of nose-wing design being on my mind.

Nevertheless, since most of that work had already been done by Astro, I thought I'd just kill two birds with one stone: Make their's into how I thought it was in the first place: backwards (hence the name, which is reversed!); and to realize the concept I had on my mind.. not that what I was wanting was necessarily an original design in its own right.
Thus, you have the "reggaD", aka "Bloody Dagger", aka "Hammerhead", aka "Holy Crap Was That a Lot of Work"

I figured flipping it around would be a rather simple affair, just spin certain things 180 right... Naw. Had to spin, mirror, then re-create various body-wings to get it to KINDA fly, then redistribute weight, then... yea it was a whole thing :P

Flies good now though! At least, after a good couple hours of extreme fin tuning of rear fins (yes, fins, no control surfaces) to keep it staying level.

Take Off:
Full Throttle
@250mph tap Pitch Up once and nose will rise (literally just a tap or you'll tail-strike!)
Raise Gear
Let it climb to whatever altitude you want to cruise at.

Carrier/STOL:
AG2 (afterburners)
Full Throttle
Say a prayer
Pitch up as you clear the ship.

Armaments:
2x Air to Ground Rocket Pods,
1x Air to Ground "Mega-Inferno" (just an inferno larger size, 2x explosive oomph, and KillCam which I forgot to disable)
4x Air to Air "Interceptor"
2x Gatling Guns

Action Groups:
Same as original EXCEPT AG7 also turns on a Gyro now.
[NOTE: Gyro is not necessary (hence AG7) and actually causes a slight Pitch Down that I was unable to prevent, and trust me I tried.]

Major Changes:
Besides the obvious?
Thrust Vectoring lowered from Max 45deg, to Max 20deg (realistically? not viable since it'd burn the fuselage where they are, but meh!)
Weight; she's a heavy girl, and a almost half is deadweight :P

Suggestions:
DON'T use the Afterburners (AG2) for anything besides STOL takeoff. She seems to get a bit squirrely maneuvering at higher speeds. It'll manager >1100mph at ~20K feet anyways, so it's not entirely needed.

Enjoy :)

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor As 15 ,,Dagger,, (cleaner lines)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 39.5ft (12.0m)
  • Length 48.0ft (14.6m)
  • Height 10.9ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 16,740lbs (7,593kg)
  • Loaded Weight 26,418lbs (11,983kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.552
  • Wing Loading 38.4lbs/ft2 (187.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 688.1ft2 (63.9m2)
  • Drag Points 3638

Parts

  • Number of Parts 107
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 718