this is the northrop F-5 for the fighter jet replica challenge
history
The F-5 is a super-sonic light fighter, which first flew in july of 1959, and a privately funded project by the northrop company during the 1950s. It came in 4 different variants, the f5A, F5B freedom fighter, F5E, and the F5F tiger ll. The base cost of one of these aircraft was around 2.1million dollars. (Wiki)
my personal account of this aircraft
So I saw one of these irl at NAS Wildwood, and I must say I loved it. The plane stood out next to a weird looking ww2 era plane and a cobra attack helicopter. It's also said to be from the movie Top Gun, so that's pretty sick. This is why I wanted to do this aircraft and I say its pretty darn accurate to the real thing.
controls
Normal flight controls
Ag1- jetson weapons
LandingGear for LandingGear
fetures
2 air to air missiles
Custom front gear
Accurate flight characteristics ( sorta)
gallery
Top gun version
BUILDERS NOTES: so it does drift slightly during take off but it's right when you take off so it doesn't effect it , so pull up if it starts to drift. That's really all that I could find wrong with it except for the need for trim but after about 400mph it's not real bad, when you get up to 20,000ft and up it gets close to it IRL speed, though it does go above it.
thanks to those who upvote, comment, and follow
papakernels 10/26/2020
Specifications
Spotlights
- NexusGaming 4.1 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Golden Category (Fighter Jet Competition)
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 34.1ft (10.4m)
- Length 34.1ft (10.4m)
- Height 11.0ft (3.4m)
- Empty Weight 5,985lbs (2,714kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,119lbs (5,497kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.927
- Wing Loading 68.8lbs/ft2 (335.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 176.3ft2 (16.4m2)
- Drag Points 2231
Parts
- Number of Parts 38
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 237
there is another version if you want to check that out here's the link
@PapaKernels it is kinda thicc, and the real deal had the following dimensions:
Length: 48 ft 2.25 in (14.6876 m)
Wingspan: 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)
27 ft 11.875 in (8.53123 m) with wing-tip missiles
Height: 13 ft 4.5 in (4.077 m)
the tail was also not swept irl
so ~ 24 out of 30 for appearance, flight testing is yet to be done
note, that ~ sign is a tilde, it is supposed to mean "about"
*edit:19/20 for performance, the drag is a little higher than normal but otherwise it acts like an f-5
@PapaKernels yeah
@WiiMini thanks. I hate it when people dont join your challenge in the amount you wanted.
This is the only submission of the gold category, so you will be awarded
@Musraskrois cool. Cant wait to see it
@PapaKernels hey buddy. I have been working on a smaller peoject while building the big project. If everything goes to plan i will release a now plane tomorow. Im am really proud of it and i think your gonna like it so i hope your gonna check it out. It has full interior just to give you an idea^_^ have a good evening Bye
@lilgreen06 thanks!
@PapaKernels Good job though!
@lilgreen06 like me........ but yea I guess it is but its fine
It's kind of fat lol.
(Don't take offense to that.)
@NexusGaming thanks for the spotlight!
@NexusGaming I might try that. Thanks.
@PapaKernels No problem!
@PapaKernels idk maybe a funky trees expression for airbrakes that pop out once hitting a certain speed or decreasing the power
@tsampoy @Bagelplane @Highground wow was not expecting this many updoots. Thanks!
@NexusGaming also is there a way to cap the top speed of the jet engine? I would have liked to make it 1,086 so it can be the irl speed but I didn't know if you could limit its top speed
@NexusGaming oh!! Ok I remember that from Spanish. Ok, just a bit confused why you would be mentioning it tho.
@PapaKernels just in case you couldn't see the tilde, it's supposed to be an approximation symbol
@NexusGaming what's is that last point supposed to mean? I'm not sure what your trying to say
@Musraskrois I was merely going off what I remember from seeing it irl, and I thought it was pretty close @NexusGaming
@PapaKernels It sounds like a fun challenge but i have to many projects to start a new one but your build is pretty nice. If everything goes to plan i will release a new plane today. I hope your gonna check it out! But i like your build even though its not perfect.
@NexusGaming this is my entry. It's simple but it looks really accurate