This aircraft was designed to be as small, and simple as possible, this allowed to be easily serviced and it's armament could be quickly changed based on what it was attacking, it colud mount 3 .50 caliber machine guns for direct air support against enemy troops, it could mount a multitude of rockets, bombs, and cannons for attacking fortifications or enemy armor, it was light enough that it could mount amor plates for protection and carry up to 2000lbs of ordanance and still maintain a max speed up to 500 mph, though there is no real information on why it wasn't built but I assume that the US Army wanted a bit bigger of an attack plane
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 61.4ft (18.7m)
- Length 54.0ft (16.5m)
- Height 16.7ft (5.1m)
- Empty Weight 12,013lbs (5,449kg)
- Loaded Weight 20,660lbs (9,371kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.414
- Wing Loading 34.0lbs/ft2 (166.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 607.1ft2 (56.4m2)
- Drag Points 8405
Parts
- Number of Parts 155
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 608
Great build. Loved the lore behind it, it's a very interesting idea and concept. It probably wasn't entered because it wasn't hardy enough.