A heavily upgraded Zenator. Lighter (I think), faster, and just as maneuverable (so not very). You could probably remedy that last bit by changing wing surfaces, but I feel like it would slow it down. The pylons are set up for use (on 1 and 2) but come unequipped - Take them off to go even faster. This plane is a high altitude bullet, easily stripping past mach one, and pushing (probably even passing, if you actually tried) mach 2. The wings came about when I read about some planes using a lift generating front, then a symmetrical back to delta wings. However, that doesn't work how I really wanted it to in this game, and I ended up making the wing surfaces the same, anyway. However, this design does mean that pitching has much less nullification of lift than most elevatorless aircraft. It also meant I ended up positioning the ailerons half way up the wing, to prevent buffeting and spins.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 32.1ft (9.8m)
- Length 31.0ft (9.4m)
- Height 9.5ft (2.9m)
- Empty Weight 12,005lbs (5,445kg)
- Loaded Weight 17,916lbs (8,126kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.763
- Wing Loading 66.2lbs/ft2 (323.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 270.6ft2 (25.1m2)
- Drag Points 2447
Parts
- Number of Parts 33
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 332
Haha, yeah, had a bit of a test flight. Not very maneuverable but it looks good in the air. :)
@RedFalcon Careful balancing (though, this one technically does have horizontal stabilisers, because there's two wings. Which are both symmetrical, so it's technically all stabilisers). Unless you meant if you pull them off, in which case the answer's probably not very well.
Cool design! I wonder how it flies without horizontal stabilisers. :|