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C-40A-1

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Some history:
The C-40 is a rocket-powered flying wing that first flew in late 1943 and entered service in early 1945. Because the rocket was powerful, it was unattainable for piston-engined aircraft, but the rocket was so powerful that the C-40 could exceed its own top speed, C-40 pilots had to make sure they didn't have 100% rocket power if they were going at 560 mph, as the wings would be torn off at 596 mph, besides, the rocket consumed a lot of fuel quickly, making the fuel last approximately 2 minutes with 100% power, and because of that, the C-40 had to be transported by a larger aircraft such as a Parasite aircraft if it had to travel a long distance to reach its destination.

Engine: CO-113A

The aircraft it's armed with:
- Two 20 mm cannons (193 ammunition for each cannon)
- Ten 100 mm rockets

Controls:
- Change vision position to try to see under the nose with Activate 2
- Eject with Acitvate 4

Flight perfomance:
(All the perfomance without the rocket pods)

Max speed in a straight line at 3000 ft: 850 mph / 1367 km/h (It's suppossed to be 570 mph / 917 km/h but the rocket it's too powerful)

Turn time at 300 mph
At 100% power:
- Vertical: 12 s
- Horizontal: 12 s

At 50% power:
- Vertical: 13 s
- Horizontal: 12 s

At 25% power:
- Vertical: 14 s
- Horizontal: 12 s

Speed to take off:
- Without the rocket pods: 159 mph / 255 km/h
- With the rocket pods: 167 mph / 268 km/h

If you want, remove the rocket pods to be only a fighter.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 36.6ft (11.2m)
  • Length 22.1ft (6.7m)
  • Height 4.1ft (1.3m)
  • Empty Weight 7,176lbs (3,255kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,549lbs (3,424kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.786
  • Wing Loading 24.0lbs/ft2 (117.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 314.5ft2 (29.2m2)
  • Drag Points 821

Parts

  • Number of Parts 291
  • Control Surfaces 3
  • Performance Cost 1,548