Next up, Mintaka, the left hip. This is a supersonic stealth interceptor with a flat shape, and internal weapons bay. It's armed with 2 miniguns, 2 guardians, and 2 interceptors.
To fire a missile, be sure to open the bay doors with the VTOL slider (slide it down). Then lock and fire as you normally would. The pylons have enough force to kick the missiles out of the bay. Just be sure you aren't nosing down when you fire.
AG6 enables thrust vectoring, which can be used for spin recovery or low-speed maneuvering.
AG7 is a garbage slot to prevent the VTOL nozzles from moving. They are bound to your trim tab if you want to attempt some extreme vectoring, but I wouldn't recommend it.
AG8 shuts off 3 of the 5 engines for low speed flight.
The plane flies comfortably at low speeds, but noses up pretty harshly at higher speeds. Trim moves the entire tailplane to counter this.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 47.3ft (14.4m)
- Length 50.3ft (15.3m)
- Height 15.4ft (4.7m)
- Empty Weight 21,652lbs (9,821kg)
- Loaded Weight 32,513lbs (14,747kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.073
- Wing Loading 37.6lbs/ft2 (183.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 865.1ft2 (80.4m2)
- Drag Points 3945
Parts
- Number of Parts 106
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 637
@Treadmill103 Mostly did that because the rising nose was too much for just the control surface trim to handle at speeds exceeding mach 1. And thanks!