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A-3E (Early) Whiplash

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Alternate History: The A-3E was introduced in 1959 as a new naval fighter/attacker trainer. The A-3E was the product of the 1957 U.S. Combat Fighter Trainer program, of the 4 aircraft that entered the trials, from Northrope, Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and finally, General Dynamics, Northrope's sub-sonic, manuverable trainer won. The A-3E was capable of carrying a wide varriety of suspended ordinence, and was used to train for different kinds of missile systems, bombs, agm's, and dogfighting tactics. This aircraft was also used to train evasive manuvers and missile dodging. The A-3E Whiplash served for 10 years before being replaced by other combat capable trainers, the A-3E finally ended its service in 1969. Story aside, This aircraft is very decent at dogfighting, this is the first fighter trainer/attacker I have created and if I do say so myself, this thing is pretty clean. Enjoy, and I promis I will start uploading more :D

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor A-3E (Early) Whiplash
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 31.8ft (9.7m)
  • Length 46.1ft (14.1m)
  • Height 11.6ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight 10,067lbs (4,566kg)
  • Loaded Weight 12,816lbs (5,813kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.578
  • Wing Loading 57.9lbs/ft2 (282.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 221.4ft2 (20.6m2)
  • Drag Points 6232

Parts

  • Number of Parts 186
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 709