Introduction

The Falchion was RamboJutter Ltd's entry to a U.S. Navy competition for a new carrier-capable day fighter, opened on 1 June 1945. The requirements were for an aircraft that was able to fly at 600 miles per hour (970 km/h) at 40,000 feet (12,000 m). The design featured broad chord, low aspect ratio swept wings, with twin wing-mounted tail fins either side of a short fuselage. The cockpit was situated well forward to provide good visibility for the pilot during aircraft carrier approaches.

This aircraft competed with Vought and the F7U but varied in the design layout, engineering, utilisation of more powerful English made Rolls Royce engines etc. It was neck and neck in the competition, so much so that the USN ordered both aircraft into limited production to further evaluate them. This aircraft was also utilised by the Royal Navy but it was primarily an export aircraft for the USN.

First produced in 1948 until 1955 with over 200 airframes constructed it was moderately successful both at home and abroad and was arguable a better aircraft than its Vought counterpart.

Controls

AG1 = turn on or off engines
AG2 = Reheat
AG3 = Extendable nose Oleo
AG4 = Drop tank release
AG5 = Airbrakes
AG6 = Fold Wings for storage not flight (even though i know you will do this anyway)
AG7 = Arrestor Hook
VTOL dn = slats extension

Pictures

Airbrakes deployed, nose Oleo retracted

Slats forward

Re-heat on, nose wheel extended

Features

Custom Wheels and bay doors/ retract mechanism
Built up wing with dihedral and taper
Custom slats and control surfaces
Aircraft slows when pitching as real one would have
Custom airbrakes
Recessed guns
Bendy lettering and stars/bars
Limits to G force on pitch and roll as described in competion, under 780 part challenge limit
etc.