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BAE Toucan

16.6k DarthAbhinav  3.8 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on MAHADI's COLD WAR Challenge [CLOSED]



Acknowledgements.
Mahadi for his patience, support and testing.
Edensk for his help with some FunkyTrees.
BogdanX for helping me discern issues with the LG.
and finally
The amazing Destroyerz117's alphabets. Find them here.


AG 1 = Drop payload

AG 2 = Weapon bays + Nuke

AG 2 + AG 3 = Weapon Bays + Hellfire - Nuke

AG 4 = AFB

AG 5 = Air brakes

AG 6 = Chute





At the twilight hour of the Cold War, in the year 1987, the nations of Britain and France signed a deal to develop and manufacture a nuclear-capable supersonic strike bomber the likes of which the world had never seen before or since in order to replace their ageing fleets of Avro Vulcans and Dassault Mirage IVs, respectively.

Project Toucan was initiated on the 26th of January, 1987 and a deal was signed between British Aerospace and Dassault Aviation in order to procure 47 units of the aircraft for the United Kingdom and 42 units for France, with the respective models being manufactured and outfitted within the countries they were meant to serve in.

The BA-Dassault Toucan first took flight on 31st March, 1988 and was projected to be ready for service by the year 1991. However, numerous financial disagreements between the two European giants caused the project to be delayed indefinitely. The end of the cold war, marked by the dissolution of the Soviet Union on the 26th of December, 1991, caused the project to be derailed entirely as the two nations didn't see the necessity to continue to finance the project and presumed the threat eliminated.

20 years later, BAE Systems and the British Government partly declassified Project Toucan and constructed a singular tech demonstrator in order to showcase what could've been probably the most capable strike bomber of its time.







Enjoy.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor COLD WAR Challenge [CLOSED]
  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 80.8ft (24.6m)
  • Length 94.0ft (28.6m)
  • Height 31.5ft (9.6m)
  • Empty Weight 1,684lbs (763kg)
  • Loaded Weight 75,240lbs (34,128kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.792
  • Wing Loading 8.2lbs/ft2 (39.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 9,205.8ft2 (855.3m2)
  • Drag Points 4403

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1093
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 4,132
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    156k MAHADI

    RATING

    Looks : 9.1/10 pts.
    Performance : 9.4/10 pts.
    Details : 8.75/10 pts.
    Weaponry : 9.5/10 pts.
    Functionality : 8.75/10 pts.
    Description : 9.25/10 pts.
    Bonus : 9.5/10 pts. (Tail Art)

    OVERALL RATING : 9.18/10

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    35.8k Aarav

    Hindustan ke liye kuch?

    2.0 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    @Tookan @tucan lmao.

    3.5 years ago
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    11.2k tucan

    @Tookan indeed

    3.5 years ago
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    9,409 Tookan

    @tucan
    I think I found ourselves

    3.5 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    @NaONCo2HCH2 smh my head

    3.8 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    @Grob0s0VBRa pog champ.

    +1 3.8 years ago
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    13.3k Grob0s0VBRa

    Ka-boom

    +1 3.8 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    Whilst your opinions have been acknowledged, noted and appreciated, they were worded in an incredibly bellicose and hostile manner. Thus, your comments have been removed. Have a nice day, @X4JB.

    3.8 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    @KnightOfRen thank you very much, KoR!

    3.8 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    "A work of fiction" No, scratch that. A work of art. This thing is incredible, Darth. Fantastic job.

    +2 3.8 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    Thanks, @EternalDarkness.

    3.8 years ago
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    40.8k ALRX

    @MAHADI hmmmm, ur right tho :)

    3.8 years ago
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    156k MAHADI

    @ALRX I would have given 10/10 but it turns too fast at high speed, risking a detonation by impact

    3.8 years ago
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    33.5k tsampoy

    @DarthAbhinav True

    3.8 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    Thanks, I only wish that it was more part efficient though :( @tsampoy.

    3.8 years ago
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    33.5k tsampoy

    And that toucan art is very well made

    +1 3.8 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    @tsampoy Yes. Nuke go boom.

    3.8 years ago
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    33.5k tsampoy

    Ooh, nuclear missile. Very cool

    +1 3.8 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    @ALRX Thank you, mate.

    3.8 years ago
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    40.8k ALRX

    Aircraft is stable, controls feels nice, yaw is perfect, landing gear is also good soft and springy. the tail art looks nice.

    +1 3.8 years ago
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    40.8k ALRX

    @MAHADI performance should be 10/10, his yaw is very good. Don't take this seriously :)

    3.8 years ago
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    16.6k DarthAbhinav

    Thanks fam, @MAHADI.

    3.8 years ago
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    156k MAHADI

    Nice work!!

    3.8 years ago