A-8F Aquan II
Name: A-8F Aquan II
Type: Personal Concept
Attempt #: 9
Falkenwut Generation Build: 7.5
A project I've been meaning to work on for a while and I finally got the chance to work on it and improve on it as I had hoped for. Here I present to you the latest iteration of the A-8 Aquan project. A custom project of mine that I've been rebuilding frequently to perfect to a shape and deisgn I like.
Original Design:
Screens:
Details
Role: 3rd Generation Light Multirole Strike aircraft
Intended Origin: United StatesGeneral characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 12.9 m
Wingspan: 9.2 m
Height: 4.8 m
Wing area: 34.3 m²
Empty weight: 6,071 kg
Gross weight: 8,071 kg
Max takeoff weight: Up to 9,900 kg
Powerplant: 1 × Allison TF41-A-2 non-afterburning turbofan engine, 66.7 kN thrust
Maximum speed: 1,200 km/h at sea level
Slowest Flight speed: 270km/h
Wing loading: 235 kg/m2
Thrust/weight: 0.807
- Armament
Max Loadout weight: 1,730Kg
Hardpoints: 6 total
Missiles:
Up to 6 x AIM-9E Sidewinder air-to-air missiles
Up to 6 x AGM-45 Shrike Anti-Radiation missilesRockets
Up to 8 x LAU-10 Rocket Pods (4 pylons in in dual pylon setup)
Up to 8 x Matra Rocket Pods (4 pylons in dual pylon setup)Bombs
Up to 12 x Mk.81 unguided bombs (2 pylons in 6 x MER pylon setup)
Up to 6 x Mk.82 unguided Bombs (2 pylons in 3 x TER pylon Setup)
Up to 4 x GBU-12 Guided bombs (Aimed by Jtac)Other:
2 x 150 US gallons drop tanks
Onboard Guns 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) M39A2 Revolver cannonFeatures:
-- Detailed cockpit
Special thanks goes to:
@PlanariaLab for the 1Parts HUD
@JuanNotAnAlt for the Hud structure
@HuskyDynamics01 for the Clock
@BagelPlane for the Target Tracker Radar
-- Refuelliung pod
-- Multiple Skins
Simple AI Version
VMA-311 Tomcats Colors
Luftwaffe LeKG41 Colors
Top Gun Aggressor VC-8 Colors
Israel Air Force 110 Squadron Colors
Hellenic Air Force Colors
Hope you guys enjoy it. I'm intending to keep this project going and keep upgrading it as I go, trying to make a realistic simulation as much as possible. I'm happy for any criticism or feedback provided as this keeps my project going.
- Action buttons
1 - Weapons Master arm
2 - Air brake
3 - Flaps
4 - Chute
5 - Hook
7 - Canopy / Wings
8 - Systems On / Off
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 30.3ft (9.2m)
- Length 42.3ft (12.9m)
- Height 15.8ft (4.8m)
- Empty Weight 14,248lbs (6,462kg)
- Loaded Weight 17,793lbs (8,070kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.807
- Wing Loading 48.2lbs/ft2 (235.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 369.3ft2 (34.3m2)
- Drag Points 730
Parts
- Number of Parts 642
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 2,310