@GhostHTX good job, I'm surprised I got over 70 considering the fact I couldn't make it go above 500, much better plane then mine! (Little side note but if you're wondering why all my "I"s are uppercase it's because I on accident saved it as uppercase so it automatically turns uppercase)

this is a cursed frankenplane of US naval fighters... I LOVE IT!!

Note: I gave you 3 points for the requirements to even it out, as I believe this deserves more points, and to even it out because my grading scale is bad at making better looking planes get a better score lol

@GhostHTX I'd definitely like to say the flight characteristics are very fun too!! Nice and agile, but not too fast (I love that), and this is really one of my favorite aircraft now becuase of the prop placement.

@LieutenantSOT ding ding ding ding! We have a winner!

And yep! You got me lmao. You definitely learned my style

@GhostHTX Hey no worries! This is absolutely splendid dude!
Probably lol! It's all good though! You are in first!
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Also, is the mistake that it says "XF2J-1" on the plane in the picture, but XF2J-2 on the title and release?

@LieutenantSOT No worries! Im happy to have lots of comments (for once). As for the speed - yeah… I might have gotten a bit carried away with the drag reduction. I think making her a bit more draggy would solve the speed issue. She is bloody good fun to fly, though, and Im glad you like her (that was the plan 😁).

Also, forgot to add this, and I am so sorry I'm filling up your comment section lol, I'll delete some of these if you want to, but I loved the cockpit and all the little details, its awesome!

I try getting the test done asap so my lazy ass doesn't postpone it and so you don't have to wait XD

Alright! Time for the grade!
I'll put my reasonings and comments afterwards, but alas, here we are!
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Speed: 9/10
Maneuver: 10/10
Realism: 13/15
Requirements: 23/30
Carrier: 15/15
Tactical: 10/10
Looks: 5/5
Opinion: 5/5
Total: 90/100

Reasonings:
Alright, now for the speed, I will get to this more in a minute, but it is amazing! Surprisingly fast 'lil guy, and it suits great speed for the punch!
Maneuverability I had no discrepancies with, she flies great, and is very smooth and realistic, actually
Realistically, it looks real, and it flies real, but the idea of an inducted turbofan in the mid 40s is the only reason I deducted 2 points. Don't get me wrong, I love all of this and I adore it, but I have to grade fairly
Now the Requirements are your greatest deduction... here's why: Everything is up to par and amazing except, ironically, the speed. The maximum speed for a "pure jet" allowed is 550 knots (1019 kilometers/hour for you), and honestly this is borderline because I know that this is supposed to be a pure jet technically, as it is an inline inducted fan, but I also have to call this a propfan on par with the requirements, which brings it down to 500 knots, or 926 kmh. Anyways, I spent 5 minutes in a climb roughly 3 degrees above the horizon line, and I managed to accelerate until I reached 601 knots, where it peaked, which is roughly 1113 kmh, quite a bit above the limit. But, because it is below the speed of sound, I will still allow it, albeit with a deduction of points to make up for this, and it still places you far ahead in first anyways, and I doubt anyone will come as high
Carrier needs no explanation, she works beautifully and landings are great
Tactically, I love the pylons, and it can carry a great load and still land and fly fine
Looks... hot damn shes gorgeous
My Opinion is that I love it!! This is exactly what I was hoping people would submit, cool custom designs that feature this era, and you did it! That's a real challenge, I could have told you to make any aircraft from a large war, like say WW2, and you could pick a plane, but I gave you requirements and you still made a beautiful design that suits the needs. Congrats! You are in first place mate
And on that note, these grades will be subject to change and as of right now you are the vision for how I will grade other planes as they hopefully continue to come in! Have a good day, mate! And thanks again! (Totally didn't save the aircraft to mess around with it later)

@LieutenantSOT Yeah! I looked at the XF15C to get ideas as to how the markings / colourscheme would look. The NATC was new to me so I googled it. I thought it would be perfect for a prototype.

@GhostHTX ofc!!

And ayyy I love the NATC! I put that on my XF15C-1, bit then realized that I also put NAVY on it... 😅

@LieutenantSOT Thanks! I really appreciate it!

I will grade it here in a minute. I love this! This is legitimately what I was hoping for with this challenge 😂
I'm so happy. This is awesome

This is freaking amazing!!
Firstly, after careful consideration,
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Approved

Bonus points to the man, woman, person, camera, tv that spots the mistake in the picture / title.

@Kazin Fr fr no 🧢. Seriously, though - thanks! Im actually amazed it has so few parts myself. Especially since there is a working cockpit, flaps, custom landing gear and custom canopy. I really appreciate the upvote and comment 🙏🏻

This is actually really cool for such low parts, I'm gonna enjoy this fr💯 Thank you!