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F-42 Arrowhead

5,222 ZacOnTrack  1.8 years ago

This a build I made for fun. This is delta wing, single engined, single seat multirole fighter. Please ignore the fact it has HOTAS, but still has mostly steam gauges and reflex gunsight. It has 4 air-to-air missiles, 4 air-to-ground missiles, and 2 bombs. Loaded, this aircraft is not very agile, however once it’s air-to-ground weaponry is expended, it is very agile (Being able to sustain 9G turns without significant speed bleed), and climbs extremely quickly in afterburner. It is also surprising fuel efficient in afterburner. However, I was not able to include a pitch trim mechanism, and this aircraft tends to pitch down. Aircraft of inspiration: Israeli Aircraft Industries Kfir The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir (Hebrew: ???????, "Lion Cub") is an Israeli all-weather multirole combat aircraft based on the French Dassault Mirage 5, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-built version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine (Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Kfir)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.3ft (10.1m)
  • Length 49.1ft (15.0m)
  • Height 14.5ft (4.4m)
  • Empty Weight 12,391lbs (5,620kg)
  • Loaded Weight 25,617lbs (11,620kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.947
  • Wing Loading 106.7lbs/ft2 (520.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 240.2ft2 (22.3m2)
  • Drag Points 5301

Parts

  • Number of Parts 242
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,383