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Blackburn YB-103 Buccaneer (Work In Progress)

1,784 swgrainger  6.1 years ago

The Buccaneer is a STOL long range maritime patrol aircraft developed for the Royal Navy in 1978. Equipped with two Turbomeca RJ-22 turbofans, the Buccaneer has a cruising speed of 450kts at an altitude of 35,000ft and a flight duration of 12 hours.

Crew: 6

Armaments:
Six Shrike anti ship missiles.
Two FN 7.62mm cannon.

AG1 - Landing Light.
AG2 - Nav Lights.
AG7 - Drop stores.
VTOL - Flaps.

Suggestions for mods/upgrades welcomed and if you like what I've done then please consider upvoting me.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 119.2ft (36.3m)
  • Length 119.3ft (36.3m)
  • Height 33.0ft (10.1m)
  • Empty Weight 3,800lbs (1,723kg)
  • Loaded Weight 39,541lbs (17,935kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.58
  • Wing Loading 24.3lbs/ft2 (118.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,628.5ft2 (151.3m2)
  • Drag Points 27864

Parts

  • Number of Parts 336
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 1,303