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WolfHound

113 Mudkip204  2.1 years ago
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Federation Special Command Gunship

The pinnacle of versatility, Jack of all trades multirole fighter with hover capabilities. It is loosely based on a gunship from the game Star Conflict.

In it, I've crammed in every convenience I could think of, whilst maintaining a low part count and simplistic design. Feedbacks are welcome.

Instructions

Regular Flight mode at startup(AG 8)
As usual, some sort of analog controls for pitch and roll is highly recommended (mouse as joystick works fine)

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AG 1 toggles Power between Forward and Vertical thrust (Activate for Vertical)

Also activates hover mode (Gyro+RCS)
Throttle slider will provide moderate forward thrust
Trim slider allows power output trim (+/- 20%)
Hold Brakes for a boost in thrust

AG 2 aims the cannons 20 degrees downward

AG 3 toggles the weapons bay and arms the weapons inside

Enables cannon aiming using pitch/roll (preferably with mouse control/joystick)
Disable AG8 to turn off aircraft pitch/roll
Gun camera with F5

AG 4 launches 6x A2G missile salvo (remember to open bay doors first)

AG5 launches 4x A2G ^

AG6 Increases Gyro and power range for enhanced mobility (Brakes, requires AG1)

AG7 activates afterburner engine for supersonic speeds (well over 600m/s)

*Hidden parts
-The VTOL engine is behind the cockpit seat (the input formula contains
the aircraft weight(lbs) as a variable, any major changes to the weight
should be reflected here for optimal hover capabilites.
-Fuel tanks are hidden within the upper center fuselage,
they have 0 mass.
-A second set of primary wings for extra lift.
-Gyroscope, only one and its semi visible on the top. It also represents the Z position of CoM

There are,
10x bomb/torpedo mounts on the ceiling of the weapons bay
16x Missile mounts on the floor and
8x Missile mounts on the sides
all armaments are scaled down to 0.5x size and 0.1x weight
most of the parts have increased HP, because why not?

And yes it floats too...

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 35.3ft (10.8m)
  • Length 42.7ft (13.0m)
  • Height 14.3ft (4.4m)
  • Empty Weight 10,660lbs (4,835kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,839lbs (8,545kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 15.984
  • Wing Loading 41.1lbs/ft2 (200.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 458.6ft2 (42.6m2)
  • Drag Points 7569

Parts

  • Number of Parts 224
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,481