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AJTC Swing Wing RAF

34.5k GhostHTX  7.7 years ago
Auto Credit Based on GhostHTX's AJTC Swing Wing v2

A slightly updated version of the Swing Wing Thing.

De-navalised (for the RAF), slightly up-rated engines, more strike orientated, heavier, a new paint job and with a strengthened undercarriage.

Here is the story
"Whilst sick with fever yesterday, I was a little preoccupied with the concept of "what if the Fleet Air Arm invested in fleet carriers in the 70's and 80's? What if they then saw a need for a swing wing fighter? What if the F-14 was that fighter? What if they then needed a fighter trainer to train the aircrew for such a beast? What would that look like?"

I then came up with this.

It doesn't even have a name - I just came up with the tag line;

"it ain't worth a thing if the wings don't swing"

Yeah - this is basically the product of a feverish dream...

Anyway.

Yeah - it is a little over the maximum weight for the competition. It also has slightly scary slow speed flight characteristics. Less "Lead Sled" and more "Aluminium Frisbee", if you will. Also, the AI struggles to fly it well so it will be swatted out of the sky by pretty much everything else in the contest.

Simply put - this thing isn't winning any prizes.

I do think it looks cool, though.

The controls are as follows;

AG1 + VTOL up drops landing flaps
AG2 + VTOL up lowers the hook
AG3 turns on the lights

The variable geometry wings are a wee bit more complex. They are tied to the throttle. Open the taps and the wings retract. Close the taps and the wings open up. This can be controlled, however. What you need to do is to set the throttle to the desired position (so that the wings are where you want them to be) then deactivate AG8. This isolates the wings from the throttle position.

This is handy for landing, where you need throttle to control the attitude, but also want maximum wing extension to maximise lift.

Have fun, and please let me know what you think?"

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor AJTC Swing Wing v2
  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 52.5ft (16.0m)
  • Length 55.4ft (16.9m)
  • Height 14.5ft (4.4m)
  • Empty Weight 26,710lbs (12,115kg)
  • Loaded Weight 35,569lbs (16,134kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.716
  • Wing Loading 37.3lbs/ft2 (182.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 952.5ft2 (88.5m2)
  • Drag Points 7148

Parts

  • Number of Parts 190
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 926
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    Great plane it can also do post stall manuvers if its quite slow

    1.9 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    @DownUnderWing Cheers mate. Youre not so bad yourself ;-)

    7.7 years ago
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    Mate your builds are awesome!

    7.7 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    @Cy3brOdyssey Of course. No problem at all.
    In order to get to the rotator (which should allow you to lift out the entire wing assembly) you just need to remove the large structural panel on top.

    7.7 years ago
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    @GhostHTX would you mind me using your swing wings on one of my own aircraft? I'm having trouble getting swinging wings to look correct when "deployed"

    7.7 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    @Franticmatty Thanks. It's sort of a little bit F-14, a little Bit Panavia Tornado, a little bit F-15...

    7.7 years ago
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    53.1k Franticmatty

    Cool plane!

    7.7 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    OK - I have now also figured out how to make clean and tidy rotating stores points. Expect a fully tooled up version soon.

    Bigger, better, more, and faster

    7.7 years ago