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F-17 Serpent (HARV)

276 elliotjuk  one year ago

My High AOA research vehicle. Capable of 40 degrees of angle of attack before it gets too slow and stalls out. Not the prettiest - AG1 for thrust vectoring, but the lack of thrust barely makes a difference unless the wings are fully stalled.

How to enter the high alpha state: yank back on the stick at >200 knots, but immediately let go to let the plane settle into a reasonably high alpha state, then pull back again to sustain it. You will know you've reached the target when the tailerons have stopped looking like they're pitching up or down
NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED THE MOD, IT'S JUST THERE FOR TESTING!

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 28.0ft (8.5m)
  • Length 32.8ft (10.0m)
  • Height 13.9ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 8,221lbs (3,729kg)
  • Loaded Weight 12,202lbs (5,535kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.197
  • Wing Loading 37.6lbs/ft2 (183.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 324.3ft2 (30.1m2)
  • Drag Points 2072

Parts

  • Number of Parts 68
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 519

Required Mods

  • show AOA by JoshuaW
    Version 1.0 (1/19/2018 12:25:02 PM)
    View Mod Page