-This is my entry to the NavalAttackChallenge by Mikoyanster-The North American P-172 Earthquaker was designed in the early 1960s as a ground attack aircraft. Its large gun pod mounted below was great for eliminating ground units. It is also armed with two inferno missiles for taking down ships. It wasn't very successfull though because of its lack of manueverbility and speed. It couldn't manuever as well as other ground attack aircraft so only 67 were ever built. The plane also has the over and under exhaust outlet configuration inspired by the English Electric Lightning. North American had then decommissioned the aircraft in 1962 and it wasn't ever heard of again. This was my first time building manual control surfaces so it doesn't fly perfectly. But it did take me awhile to build them so I guess that could count as build quality. G=LandingGear. Enjoy!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 23.9ft (7.3m)
- Length 29.6ft (9.0m)
- Height 9.9ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 5,949lbs (2,698kg)
- Loaded Weight 8,430lbs (3,824kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.665
- Wing Loading 27.2lbs/ft2 (133.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 309.5ft2 (28.8m2)
- Drag Points 1649
Parts
- Number of Parts 232
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 838
Thank you.@Trainzo
Very great plane . Nice job .
Yea I didn't notice the up-pitch tendency but I'm sure it would handle better if it was taken care of.@BroAeronautics
Thank you mustang!@Mustang51
The one thing with this aircraft I would like to change is that I wish it was real! Very very cool looking build
One thing I noticed is that this likes to pitch up a lot. Maybe if that was taken care of it would handle better?