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Northrop FB.13

15.4k Reuben201103  5.5 years ago

A fictional fighter bomber flying wing designed by nothrop aircraft for the US Air Force during the second world war.

It is armed with 4 forward and 2 rear facing browning M2 .50cal machine guns and up to 2,000 lbs of mixed ordinance.

The flying wing design allows for increased pitch rate and stability at level flight allowing it to engage in bothe air to air combat and high altitude bombing missions. Despite this the lack of a fuselage means there is no internal weapons bay meaning all weapons must be stored on external pilons therefore increasing drag, this means that even though it is powered by four jet engines it is still limited in speed.

It is painted in mid-war USAF insignia and a bear aluminium airframe. Similar to that of many American aircraft of the time period.

CONTROLS

• AG1-rear gun activation
•VTOL to rotate
• AG2-activate forward facing guns
• AG8-engine ignition

Set trim around half way up for level flight at full throttle

Stalls at around 30% throttle

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 52.5ft (16.0m)
  • Length 25.2ft (7.7m)
  • Height 8.7ft (2.7m)
  • Empty Weight 20,047lbs (9,093kg)
  • Loaded Weight 23,248lbs (10,545kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.579
  • Wing Loading 68.0lbs/ft2 (331.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 342.1ft2 (31.8m2)
  • Drag Points 12488

Parts

  • Number of Parts 339
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,541