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Note: This aircraft was not designed by myself, I "just" added the Autopilot.
A-10C Thunderbolt II
Introduction
1. The Aircraft in Real Life (Reading is not neccessary)
The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1977, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog" or simply "Hog". The A-10 was designed to provide close air support (CAS) to ground troops by attacking enemy armored vehicles, tanks, and other ground forces; it is the only production-built aircraft designed solely for CAS to have served with the U.S. Air Force. Its secondary mission is to direct other aircraft in attacks on ground targets, a role called forward air controller (FAC)-airborne; aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10.
Source (Text and Picture): Wikipedia
2. This Replica
Here beautifully replicated by Snargles and equipped with multiple Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground weapons, it is capable of reaching any target fully autonomously.
Features
- Multiple Air-to-Ground missiles and Bombs
- Air-to-Air missiles
- Working Trim and Flaps
- Auto-Flight to Target that can be easily adapted to any aircraft
Controls (Autopilot)
- Set a Target (like you would for missiles)
- Engage: AG 4
- Altitude Control: Trim
Controls (Manual)
- Normal Aircraft Controls
How to use on other Crafts?
- Copy both Funky Tree Variables to your craft
- Copy the custom Roll and Pitch inputs to your craft
- If your craft doesn't use normal inputs (Roll input -> Craft's Roll, ...), make sure to change "Roll" and "Pitch" in the custom inputs to whatever you need
Credits
- Snargles for the Aircraft
Special Thanks to
- griges for help in Funky Trees!
- Everyone who downloads (and maybe even upvotes) this craft
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Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor A-10C THUNDERBOLT II
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 57.9ft (17.7m)
- Length 52.5ft (16.0m)
- Height 15.1ft (4.6m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 41,016lbs (18,604kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.854
- Wing Loading 59.4lbs/ft2 (290.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 690.0ft2 (64.1m2)
- Drag Points 8926
Parts
- Number of Parts 345
- Control Surfaces 12
- Performance Cost 2,004
My first Simpleplanes upload! Because I am used to Vizzy (from JNO), it was a bit hard to get used to Funky Trees, that's why this Autopilot might not be the most advanced out there, but it gets the job done, mostly without issues. If I continue uploading simpleplanes crafts, I'll definitely come back to this!
How do you add in-flight pictures? When uploading I can only select "take picture", and then I can only take pictures in the designer...
Edit: Solved, I found a way