Star Wars XG-1 Assault Gunboat
No idea what this is?
This is the Assault Gunboat or a reasonable facsimile of it anyway.
We just don't have the right tools to make a proper one on this backward planet.
I mean, I couldn't even get Concussion Missiles here, I had to use rockets!
Don't get me started on not having proper weapons, no Ion Cannons, had to use old fashioned gatling guns and heavy machine guns in place of the Laser Cannons.
I managed to cobble together a couple of reasonable engines though, not perfect but they will do the job.
Ok, ok, on to the real info.
I based this on the Assault Gunboat found in X-Wing Alliance, the 'XWA Upgrade' version which is just WOW.
Controls as per normal, for take off, full flaps, then neutral once it is off.
Flies pretty fast at high altitude.
Changing the ailerons will lead to horrible unrecoverable spins.
For those of us who like to change things on craft we download, a warning, remove the long triangular windows on the cockpit before 'copying' one side to the other, the game hates them. ;)
Nope, no info on who makes it in the Star Wars universe or what its stats are in the game (X-Wing Alliance), plenty of info on the interwebs if you really want to know.
Things learned: how to change the color of the jet exaust, that custom landing gear can make planes do very strange things and that I suck at making custom landing gear. ha.
Things you learned if you got this far: I'm a bit of a Star Wars fan, not a rabid foaming at the mouth one though and I own the game X-Wing Alliance, among other flight sim based Star Wars games.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 67.0ft (20.4m)
- Length 40.9ft (12.5m)
- Height 34.4ft (10.5m)
- Empty Weight 17,878lbs (8,109kg)
- Loaded Weight 24,567lbs (11,143kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.914
- Wing Loading 19.8lbs/ft2 (96.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,239.4ft2 (115.1m2)
- Drag Points 5789
Parts
- Number of Parts 102
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 470