G1 Merkavy Matevosian-Lucine
Part of the Maywright war aircraft grade 1 — bundle 1, a series of aircraft reminiscent of the time between WWI and WWII. Detailed specifications in the comments.
Featuring a fuselage, wings, and guns made by Matevosian Manufacturers Ltd. and a Lucine engine tailored specifically for this aircraft by the Gortsarani Sustrery company, this airplane did a sufficiently good job at protecting the Merkavy kingdom's coasts when it was created, but it was quickly made utterly obsolete by both Merkavy's allies' and enemies' aircraft.
This aircraft was made as a counterpart to the Matevosian-Bagrat, a non-amphibian fighter with a very similar design.
The Matevosian-Bagrat was ultimately a failure, being one of the worst fighters of it's time in every aspect except climb rate.
All existing Matevosian-Lucine models were sold to Maywar during Merkavy's dismantling of it's own airforce when it became obvious they had lost the war; Maywar kept these useless aircraft as reservoir torpedo bombers on the northern front, which needed constant aircraft reinforcements.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 26.8ft (8.2m)
- Length 19.9ft (6.1m)
- Height 8.3ft (2.5m)
- Empty Weight 2,457lbs (1,114kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,876lbs (1,304kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.086
- Wing Loading 13.7lbs/ft2 (67.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 209.3ft2 (19.4m2)
- Drag Points 2037
Parts
- Number of Parts 60
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 192
Detailed performance specifications (tests performed at max fuel capacity, no secondary weapons, and below 5000ft altitude unless otherwise implied or specified):
Top level flight speed: 125mph
Fuel capacity: 62gal
Climb speed: 12,7m/s
Absolute ceiling: 16500ft
Dive speed: 235mph
Turn rate: 360º in 23 seconds