Heron
Heron is a heavy anti-ship attack platform named after the sharp-billed bird that eats fish for breakfast. It's armed with some heavy goodies to bring the pain to even the most well-prepared naval fleets. It also makes an excellent convoy-buster.
Its armament consists of 1 heavy 30mm autocannon, 4 guided bombs, 8 inferno missiles, and 2 guardian missiles for defense against interceptor response. The plane is also equipped with a double-redline throttle-limiter override for blazing getaways, a parachute for short-stop landings, and a probe for aerial refueling.
Operation details are important, so pay attention:
AG1 arms the GUIDED BOMBS (inferno missiles). They will only fire correctly when the infernos are fired.
AG2 arms the 8 normal infernos. Don't mix the two, or the firing order will get messed up.
AG5 drops the 8 infernos.
AG6 engages the throttle-limiter override, which boosts your engines past redline, increasing your speed to escape retaliation from the destroyer's anti-air.
AG7 deploys the parachute.
Takeoff is automatic at full throttle. Landing is fairly easy as both airbrakes and parachute, AND the thrust of the engines will lift the nose slightly.
Specifications
Spotlights
- MAHADI 8.1 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 46.1ft (14.0m)
- Length 48.1ft (14.7m)
- Height 18.2ft (5.6m)
- Empty Weight 20,494lbs (9,296kg)
- Loaded Weight 28,428lbs (12,895kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.743
- Wing Loading 60.0lbs/ft2 (292.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 474.0ft2 (44.0m2)
- Drag Points 5621
Parts
- Number of Parts 95
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 754
@SHCow Thanks. My originals often draw inspiration from many separate planes.
@Sunnyskies it works now. Thx anyways!
@Sunnyskies weird. The plane just blows up when I do that I'll try again.
@Hockeygoalie21 Press AG1 to arm the Inferno missiles inside the bombs, make sure the inferno missiles are selected, then lock on and fire the missiles. The bombs are attached to the missiles you see, they are just along for the ride.
I can't get the guided bombs to work.
@Sunnyskies np
@MAHADI Thanks a lot!
awesome...
@Treadmill103 Thanks!
I sure did@Sunnyskies
@JackTheBestBoss Glad you found it useful.
Very easy to kill anything with it@Sunnyskies
@Liquidfox Thank you.
Also, shoutout to @AerodynamicallyConfused who made the fantastic guided bombs!