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Grumman XF-88 Thundercat

119k DestinyAviation  5.9 years ago

Notes
-Sorry it's rushed, I just don't have a lot of time due to this being finals week for me

Controls
-Action group 1: Jettison drop tanks
-Action groups 2-7: Drop bombs
-VTOL Slider: Flaps
-Trim: Trim



Designed in 1960 as a hypothetical replacement to the Aerostyle Aviation Model 606A, the Grumman XF-88 Thundercat was to fill the same role; A light, heavily-armed ground-attack aircraft. The Thundercat was armed with two hard-points under the wings and could be fitted with additional attachments under the fuselage. It could support either another drop-tank, nine 250 pound bombs, an electronics-warfare pod, or a camera suite for reconnaissance missions. It was also armed with four 20mm cannons in the nose. Later variants, such as the F-88D, sat a crew of two, and the F-88E, which sat a crew of three. All variants were also used in the Air National Guard of several states, including Illinois, Arkansas, and Iowa. In 1962, the Navy took an interest in the design and work began on the XF-88A Thunderdemon, which would later develop into the operational F-88B and C variants. There are currently three USAF F-88s still flying, with one being stored at the Aerostyle Military Archives facility.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 60.2ft (18.4m)
  • Length 72.1ft (22.0m)
  • Height 25.1ft (7.7m)
  • Empty Weight 45,991lbs (20,861kg)
  • Loaded Weight 48,908lbs (22,184kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.102
  • Wing Loading 56.5lbs/ft2 (275.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 866.2ft2 (80.5m2)
  • Drag Points 15256

Parts

  • Number of Parts 284
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 1,083
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    2,895 Liquidfox01

    I missed this somehow

    5.8 years ago
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    @RedRoosterII I can and I'm doing a more detailed version soon. It'll have custom control surfaces as well.

    5.9 years ago
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    "Sorry its rushed" this doesn't look rushed at all, this is beautiful!

    +1 5.9 years ago
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    This is so cool. Like a cross between a Hawker Hunter and a Republic Thunderjet

    5.9 years ago