AV-8B Harrier II (Improved VTOL)
An improved version of my AV-8B Harrier II. I've added gyroscopic pitch and yaw for easier vertical take-off and landing. Here are the instructions you MUST follow in order to perform a VTOL take-off:
First, turn on activation group 7, this will activate a gyroscopic stabilizer to make your VTOL take-off more steady.
Second, adjust the angle of the VTOL nozzles to face downwards (since it starts off facing behind).
Third, once the VTOL nozzles are facing downwards, slowly increase your throttle it should get off the ground once throttle is at 40% (if you increase the throttle too quick it will likely flip the jet and inevitably crashing it)
Lastly, once you reached a high enough altitude, adjust the VTOL nozzles to back to its original position, (use the gyroscopic pitch and yaw to stabilize the plane). From there you can increase your throttle without worry. Once the jet is flying forward you can turn off the gyroscopic stabilizer.
Functional AG groups:
AG 8=Start up/Stop engine
AG 7=Gyroscopic stabilizer for vertical take-off and landing.
When AG 7 is enabled:
Gyro pitch = pitch
Gyro yaw = Roll (Easier to turn mid take-off or landing without accidentally increase or decrease throttle)
AG 6=Master Arm switch (Engage/disengage
secondary weapons).
AG 2=MCPD lights (just for esthetic purposes).
Weapons:
• Minigun/GAU-12 Equalizer
• 2 Anti-ship missiles (Each can one shot ships)
• 2 AGM-65 Maverick missiles (credits to
Greasytortle for its model)
• 4 AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles (modelled it
and customized it myself).
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor AV-8B Harrier II
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 33.3ft (10.1m)
- Length 39.4ft (12.0m)
- Height 13.2ft (4.0m)
- Empty Weight 14,915lbs (6,765kg)
- Loaded Weight 27,988lbs (12,695kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.697
- Wing Loading 105.4lbs/ft2 (514.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 265.5ft2 (24.7m2)
- Drag Points 6016
Parts
- Number of Parts 271
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 1,017