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F3H

929 IssaIwan  5.9 years ago

A successor to the F3G, which is a successor to the F3F. The F3H is a trainer plane made for pilots going into Europe. It would have replaced the F3G and F3F if it wasn't for its poor weight/performance ratio, which makes carrier landings too difficult for even veteran test pilots, let alone any potential future trainees. Being a mere trainer, it is a poor energy fighter. But where it lacks in speed, it makes up for in maneuverability. Even then, it still isn't made for dogfighting. In case it does need to dogfight, it is fed through two magazines. The smaller magazine in the middle of the upper wing serves as an auxiliary, whilst the larger magazine in the fuselage serves as a primary. In the center sides of the wings, there is a rectangular tube in which the primary magazine feds through. If there is no ammunition being fed from the primary, the top opening to the tube will close and the wing magazines will be used. It does this with a simple door to the tube being wedged at a 90° angle between ammo from the wing and fuselage magazines that will succumb to gravity when not being held up by ammo on its underside. Also succumbing to gravity, the staggered ammo from the wing magazine will spread out by one bullet to occupy the now empty space and then proceed to feed the guns from now on. This is done in case the tube is destroyed or the primary magazine is exhausted.

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 32.1ft (9.8m)
  • Length 24.0ft (7.3m)
  • Height 12.0ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 8,411lbs (3,815kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,503lbs (4,764kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.142
  • Wing Loading 31.9lbs/ft2 (155.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 329.6ft2 (30.6m2)
  • Drag Points 2475

Parts

  • Number of Parts 30
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 254