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Chimera IIIO (R.A.A.F) (Old)

5,598 RedFalcon  7.1 years ago

New version here: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/otlaa4/Chimera-IIIO-R-A-A-F-V-2

The Chimera IIIO is a third generation, multirole fighter designed to bring Australia into the supersonic era of air combat. The delta wing fighter was built during a time of technological advancment in military aviation, however Fly-By-Wire methods of control had not yet been developed. This makes the natural instability given by the wing design very prominant qnd made the aircraft difficult to control. Despite this, in the right hands, the fighter was very capable in both air to air and air to ground combat.

Activation groups:

- AG1: Nav lights
- AG2: Anti collision lights
- AG4: A/G, Fuel and MRM stores jettison
- AG5: Drag Chute

This is the second build of a small series of fictional aircraft inspired by Australian military aircraft designs. The following aircraft will be used as inspiration for design over the next 3 weeks:

- Avro Lancaster (maybe)
- CAC Boomerang
- Gloster Meteor
- F-86F Sabre
- Mirage IIIO
- F-111C Aardvark (maybe)
- F/A-18A+ Hornet
- F/A-18F Super Hornet
- F-35A Lightning II (JSF)

Note: The order of which the builds are released is independent of the introduction date of each aircraft.

Hope You guys like the build, if you have any suggestions please leave them in the comments, I would love to hear them!

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 31.4ft (9.6m)
  • Length 46.4ft (14.1m)
  • Height 15.4ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight 10,970lbs (4,975kg)
  • Loaded Weight 21,494lbs (9,749kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.568
  • Wing Loading 54.2lbs/ft2 (264.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 396.9ft2 (36.9m2)
  • Drag Points 3609

Parts

  • Number of Parts 174
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 649
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    610 N124Hawk

    Did you make the roundel? If so, could you post it separately?

    7.0 years ago
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    5,598 RedFalcon

    Thanks @JettStorm!

    7.1 years ago
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    Yea but it's still very good@BogdanX

    7.1 years ago
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    lol @RedFalcon

    7.1 years ago
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    5,598 RedFalcon

    Cheers @gareth1234!

    7.1 years ago
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    5,598 RedFalcon

    Consequence of delta wing design unfortunately. Any more aft CG and the aircraft becomes massively unstable! Any suggestions? Thanks for the support! @BogdanX

    7.1 years ago
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    Rip welp 2 download and first comment

    7.1 years ago