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KW-67A-2 “Archer”

2,430 nathan8urns  3.2 years ago

The KW-67A-2 "Archer" is a twin engine supersonic fighter designed for the Krakabloan-Wright Air Force some time in the late 80's. The aircraft is able to hold it's own in a dogfight against other contemporary fighters, and with the active radar homing Apollo II missiles able to engage in BVR combat and the short range heat-seeking Artemis III missiles able to support the Archer in close in dogfights, the Archer also has the avionics and weapons to stay capable into the 21st century.

The Archer
The Archer has all the avionics of a modern fighter, and the design philosophy of an aircraft made for the cold war. All this makes the Archer very powerful but not a nimble aircraft. With this though, the Archer is very stable in high speed and low speed turns, and thanks to the LERX the Archer is also stable at high AoA.

The Weapons
The Apollo II missile is a Fox-3 missile on par with the AMRAAM active radar homing missile, and is to be used like so. The Artemis III is comparable to a mix between the Aim-9X and the Israeli Python 5, with high efficiency but a suboptimal offbore capability. The Archer is also equipped with the M61 Vulcan on the left shoulder of the aircraft, to assist in dogfights.

The Controls
AG-1 - Formation Lights
AG-7 - Tailhook
AG-2 to AG-6 - Nothing
VTOL Down - Flaps
Trim - Trim

Everything else is pretty normal I think
Well that's it.

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 30.3ft (9.2m)
  • Length 51.2ft (15.6m)
  • Height 11.9ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 17,307lbs (7,850kg)
  • Loaded Weight 28,403lbs (12,883kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.61
  • Wing Loading 66.1lbs/ft2 (322.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 429.5ft2 (39.9m2)
  • Drag Points 3639

Parts

  • Number of Parts 461
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 2,080