Witchworks Zirael v.1.0 pre-upload
I finally release the fighter I have been playing around with a lot in the last few weeks. It's name is Zirael (English: "Swallow", German: "Schwalbe"), which is the nickname of a main character in the "The Witcher" world. She's the child of the elder blood and has various superpowers. More background info can be found here: http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Ciri (still no working links in descriptions).
It is currently my most favorite plane because of the following reasons:
- Ability to hover up to very high altitudes
- Good control in Hover-Mode, pretty much like a helicopter
- Enormous firepower against all possible targets through high-energy lasers and swarm missiles
- Astounding performance and stability
- Very nice looks and effects
Controls:
AG1: activate/deactivate HyperDrive
AG2: shoot one swarm of 3 Infernos
AG3: shoot another swarm of 3 Infernos
AG4: shoot one swarm of 3 Interceptors
AG5: shoot another swarm of 3 Interceptors
AG8: deactivate/activate Hover-Mode
VTOL-slider: VTOL throttle
TRIM-slider: pitch trim
Throttle: throttle of main engines and HyperDrive
Roll: roll aircraft left/right (also works in Hover-Mode)
Pitch: pitch aircraft up/down (also works in Hover-Mode)
Yaw: rotate aircraft left/right (also works in Hover-Mode)
Brake: extend or retract airbrakes/activate wheel-brakes on ground
LandingGear: extend or retract landing-gear
FireGuns: fire laser-beams
The quickest way for a vertical take-off:
- Make sure AG8 is activated
- Push VTOL-slider fully upwards
- Pitch up a bit to pull the nose straight
- Retract landing-gear
- Increase engine throttle
- Deactivate Hover-Mode (AG8) when you reach a speed of 200+ MPH
- Trim the pitch to go straight (pull the TRIM-slider down a bit)
Performance:
Because it can hover, it can never stall.
Vertical speed at full VTOL power in Hover-Mode: ~100 MPH
**With HyperDrive activated**
Maximum speed below 5000 feet: 5800 MPH
Maximum speed above 5000 feet: 2600-2800 MPH
Maximum sustainable speed while fully turning below 5000 feet: 4600 MPH
Maximum sustainable speed while fully turning above 5000 feet: 1900-1950 MPH
**With HyperDrive deactivated**
Maximum speed: 1250 MPH
Maximum sustainable speed while fully turning: 830-840 MPH
I hope you have as much fun flying it as me.
Cheers! :)
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Hypercruise alpha-test
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 38.0ft (11.6m)
- Length 58.4ft (17.8m)
- Height 13.5ft (4.1m)
- Empty Weight 20,214lbs (9,169kg)
- Loaded Weight 20,214lbs (9,169kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.335
- Wing Loading 46.0lbs/ft2 (224.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 439.5ft2 (40.8m2)
- Drag Points 8914
Parts
- Number of Parts 151
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 810