The Textron AirLand Scorpion is an American jet aircraft proposed for sale to perform light attack and Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) duties. It is being developed by Textron AirLand, a joint venture between Textron and AirLand Enterprises. A prototype was secretly constructed by Cessna at their Wichita, Kansas facility between April 2012 and September 2013 and first flown on 12 December 2013.
The Scorpion is a tandem-seat twinjet aircraft with an all-composite material fuselage designed for production costs were minimized by using common commercial off the shelf technology, manufacturing resources and components developed for Cessna's business jets; such as the flap drive mechanism is from the Cessna Citation XLS and Cessna Citation Mustang, the aileron drive mechanism is from the Citation X.Textron AirLand calls the Scorpion an ISR/strike aircraft.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Jet Fighter Challenge
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 38.2ft (11.6m)
- Length 35.3ft (10.8m)
- Height 13.1ft (4.0m)
- Empty Weight 18,860lbs (8,554kg)
- Loaded Weight 24,790lbs (11,244kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.906
- Wing Loading 2.3lbs/ft2 (11.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 10,973.6ft2 (1,019.5m2)
- Drag Points 5237
Parts
- Number of Parts 152
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 855
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I tested it out, here are the results: 10/10 on looks, it looks absolutely amazing! 8/10 on performance, handles very nicely, although the pitch and lift is very strong, so it can get a little unbalanced, but other than that, very nice performance. 8/10 on power, I was able to destroy the beast fleet, however it did take a few tries, and its very easy to dodge missiles and AA Guns due to how maneuverable it is. 7/10 for following the rules, since the infernos do seem to be highly maneuverable, and are very fast. I will make an exception though, as it seems that they have a very short range, as they only lock on at around half a mile away. Total score, 33/40.