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EXP2 Vampire

1,065 kooperOTIS  8.8 years ago
15 downloads

Second attempt at getting some sort of manouvrable, fast platform going.
I've used wcjm's unlimited fueltank (available at https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/172rm9/unlimited-fuel-tank, if anyone knows how I can specify this plane as a successor to wcjm's design, please let me know), as well as modding the engines slightly.
The airbrakes are intended more as flaps than anything else as an attempt to keep the nose up when landing (not really sure it works at all), controlled with VTOL.
The original idea was to have a compartment in the centre of the plane that can open up to reveal a metric ton of weapons, but having seen how others accomplished it, I gave up on it as it just seems too complex.
Anyway, hope it's an improvement on my previous attempt.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 40.7ft (12.4m)
  • Length 60.5ft (18.4m)
  • Height 14.6ft (4.5m)
  • Empty Weight 10,593lbs (4,804kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,988lbs (8,612kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.55
  • Wing Loading 33.9lbs/ft2 (165.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 560.4ft2 (52.1m2)
  • Drag Points 3895

Parts

  • Number of Parts 48
  • Control Surfaces 11
  • Performance Cost 365