I felt like doing a nice quick simple plane for a change of pace. Switchblade is a lightweight fighter jet with a minimalist design. It's subsonic, but it's pretty maneuverable, and very easy to fly. It has a low stall speed, so the landing phase is very forgiving. The only parts that are modded are the landing gear, which is adjusted the size of. It's armed with a minigun and seven missiles. I think this would make a fantastic military trainer jet.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 30.6ft (9.3m)
- Length 34.7ft (10.6m)
- Height 10.3ft (3.2m)
- Empty Weight 5,455lbs (2,474kg)
- Loaded Weight 7,227lbs (3,278kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.554
- Wing Loading 26.6lbs/ft2 (130.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 271.3ft2 (25.2m2)
- Drag Points 1746
Parts
- Number of Parts 37
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 265
@Treadmill103 I'm sure it will be impressive. You don't upload often, but when you do, it's quality work.
@Treadmill103 Thanks! And with only 37 parts, it's very mobile-friendly. Putting the "simple" back in SimplePlanes.
@SHCow I typically don't powermod engines. Usually the only things I mod are sizes and precise rotations of parts. And weapon characteristics (such as the 20mm autocannon on my Lightning, or the GAU-8 I made)