DwiAngkasaAeronautics present:

FAD-90S Galleon Air Superiority Fighter

Background.

We already have a fleet of air superiority fighters with multirole capability, a role filled by aircraft with the designation FAD (Fighter Air Dominance, meaning its designed primarily for air superiority). Currently, we have FAD-157 Gladius. But in the 21st century, the implementation of stealth technology is a necessity to compete with other contemporary stealth fighters like F22, Su57, F35, etc. We already have some old designs of the stealth fighter,Warbird - 2S Blackjade, but the design is very old, we have to do some evaluation of the aircraft.

After we conduct a test on Warbird - 2S with our new current standards, we say that the design has a "goofy as hell" appearance with a "pulling 40G kind of unrealistic" performance and overall we could describe it as a "quite sucks ass". But the silver lining is, that we could see some air superiority aspects and multirole potential that we need. By that, we initiate a whole overhaul project to modernize the design at the same time as an entry of Walvis Remaster Competition.

Design and Description

FAD-90S Galleon is a single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather multirole stealth fighter. Build as the result of an extensive modernization of Warbird - 2S Blackjade. Galleon follows the same design principle as F22 and SU57, utilizing all aspects stealth design of F22 but bigger payload and multirole of SU57. As in modernization, almost all of the component is renewed but there is some configuration that stays, such as LEVCON usage and the distinctive square ring afterburner (in fact the square ring afterburner is the only original part, only resized).

It builds with an aerodynamically unstable airframe, and also has more refined thrust vectoring control and artificial stability than other previous aircraft that use the same system (FAD-157 Gladius). It has 4 internal weapon bays: 2 for main, dan the other 2 for short-range AAM. All of them have a functional weapon door, when firing a missile, they will open and immediately closed. It also possed 2 powerful engines to achieve supercruise M 1.66 at 10.000ft

Role

• Air Superiority Fighter
• Multirole

Armament

• 2 x GB-70 Mothra Stealth Glide Bomb
• 4 x BVR-21 Arjuna BVRAAM
• 2 x AIM-9X Sidewinder

Features:

- Working stealth weapon bay

Automatically open and then closed when firing weapons without any input to maintain stealth

- High AOA Capable

25-30 degree at low speed, 30< if using TVC

- (Quite) Realistic Performance

Installed FT PID so it has realistic max G around 9-10g, except when using TVC at supersonic speed. Turn rate is about 20-26 degree/s at M 0.4-0.6. 30+ degree/s if using TVC. (idk how to calculate turn radius for turn rate formula, so I use pitch rate)

- Thrust Vectoring and Supermaneuverability

Dance with me boy

Guyfolks signature move attempt

Control:

• Activate1: Toggle Afterburner (Throttle > 95%)
• Acitvate2: Toggle TVC
• Acitvate3 and Deactivate4: Arming weapon in the internal bay
• Acitvate4 and Deactivate3: Arming weapon in wing (for beast mode)
• Acitvate3 and Activate4: Open weapon bay (disarming all weapons)
• Acitvate5: Toggle fuel probe
• Acitvate6: Toggle rudder airbrakes
• Activate7: Toggle canopy
• Trim: Trim
• VTOL: Flaps

Weapon Briefing:

- GB-70 Mothra Stealth Glide Bomb

Glide bomb utilizing stealth technology to achieve long-range strike, similar to JSOW. Combined with aircraft stealth features makes it great interdictor weapon system. Galleon previously planned to carry 1000lb GPS guided bomb but the latter is chosen instead

Specification
- Operational range: 70 km
- Max targeting angle: 70
- Guidance: GPS, Inertial
- Weight: 1080lb
- Warhead: 500lb

- AGMS-13 Serviam AShM

Multipurpose heavy air to ground missile primary for taking down ship (AShM role), quite a hybrid between RBS-15 and KH-31. Although could be used for other uses like Suppression of Air Defence (SEAD) or tactical strikes. Available only in beast mode configuration

Specification
- Operational range: 130 km
- Max targeting angle: 35
- Max Speed: Mach 3
- Guidance: GPS, Inertial
- Weight: 1763.7lb
- Warhead: 250lb

- BVR-21 Arjuna BVRAAM

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), using air ducted rocket and ram engine to achieve longer range, similar to MDMA Meteor. Ideal for interception. Could be used in a dogfight but with limited performance.

Specification
Operational range: 210 km
Max Speed: Mach 4.5
Max targeting angle: 60
Guidance: Active radar homing

- AIM-9X SRAAM

Short air to air missile made by Blue0bull (KAI KF-6A Caraca). A very agile missile with 180-degree detection angle. Combined with aircraft maneuverability to achieve a formidable dogfighter.

Specification
Operational range: 20 km
Max targeting angle: 180
Guidance: IR

Other Weapon Load:

Beast Mode(click me or click the image)

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Note

• Feel free to take the missile
• Although it has 1k+ parts, I have disabled the drag on many parts. It should be not that laggy. (untested)
• Any uncontrollable spin could be fixed by toggling TVC (AG2)
• HUD targeting system quite inaccurate, I don't know how to fix
• It may be common sense but I'm gonna warn you, don't do supermaneuver dance at low altitude (maybe <500m), most of the time you will end up bellyflop to the ground.
• I use high physics when building this so try to fly it using the same
  

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Used Creation Credits:
- Guyfolks SU-57 (cockpit)
- Guyfolks dummy pilot
- Chengnankai 00 KL-1016 natural killer(cockpit)
- moistcottonbud AOA and G limiter PID

Flight Tester:
- 11qazxc
- TRD6932
- shibusu
- Apickle

Video Showcase (click me or click the image)

Gallery

Author note

The funny thing is Warbird - 2S Blackjade itself is a remake too from the aircraft named, you guessed it, Warbird - 1S. The image down below is a comparison and evolution from Warbird - 1S to FAD-90S

from bottom to top: Warbird - 1S, Warbird - 2S Blackjade, FAD-90S Galleon

Making this aircraft made me realize that most of my builds don't have realistic performance, from Glimit, pitch rate, and thrust to weight. It sets a new standard for my future builds