Aircraft Details
The aircraft is a modernized version of an early YA-9 design proposal submitted by Northrop to the U.S. Army's AX program in the 1960s.
(The following is a fictionalized setting.)
The A-9C uses two improved Allison T56 turbo-prop engines and a propulsive dual-reversing propeller to combine high speed and large payload capacity. The long span straight blades provide good mobility at low altitudes and low speeds. The auxiliary wing is divided into upper and lower sections and also functions as a braking auxiliary wing.
The YA-9 won a competition with the YA-10 and was officially adopted by the U.S. military as the "A-9A Contender". Although it was easily serviceable and highly bulletproof to withstand front-line use and carried a 30mm six-barrel machine gun for ground attack, the early A's did not have all-weather capability. Therefore, in 1999, the Precision Engagement Program (PEP) Capability Enhancement Program was implemented to improve the combat capability in parallel with extending the operational life of the aircraft. This included granting the AN/AAQ-33 Sniper XR or AN/AAQ-28 Lightning AT target-directed pods the ability to carry, power capability enhancements, readiness work to integrate digital datalink devices, refurbishment of six armament pylons to carry precision-guided munitions (PGM), integrated direct-attack munitions (JDAM) and wind It featured an integrated deviation-correcting small-moisture dispenser (WCMD), a more reinforced engine and a dual-reversing propeller.
As a result, the A-9C was mass-produced and modified.
Operating Instructions
AG2: Dumping all underwing armaments
Trim down: Flap deployment
FireGuns: Firing of 30mm machine gun (reduced by several kilometers per hour due to recoil)
JDAM is a smart bomb
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a low-cost guidance kit that is attached to existing unguided free-fall bombs, converting them into satellite guided, precision “smart” weapons.
Even “smarter” with the addition of the DSU-38 Laser Sensor.
If you shoot in the same way as a missile, Almost certainly hit.
(AN/AAQ-33 Sniper XR for LJDAM guidance)
(Drop after lock on the target)
(Pathetic enemy)
(Direct hit!)
Enjoy your flight!
Some samples
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 54.1ft (16.5m)
- Length 54.6ft (16.7m)
- Height 19.2ft (5.8m)
- Empty Weight 7,664lbs (3,476kg)
- Loaded Weight 24,389lbs (11,062kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 6.311
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.205
- Wing Loading 26.5lbs/ft2 (129.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 921.9ft2 (85.6m2)
- Drag Points 12556
Parts
- Number of Parts 486
- Control Surfaces 16
- Performance Cost 2,405
Turbo prop A10💀
the drag points tho
A-10, but it's German and from fictional post-WW2 world
Looks, flies and performs magnificently! This thing is really cool, especially the smart bomb part
This is hands down one of my favorite aircraft, any chance you could make your LJDAMS in a separate post??
It deserves upvotes
Wow! Amazing detail!
@Suica a d how with the smoke?
@BigBoy772 It's the engine embedded coaxially with the barrel of the gun with inputs to FireGuns that simulates the recoil.
How did you make it so that when the gun is fired it slows down the aircraft?
@xByKross1 I was able to confirm that this piece runs at about 30FPS on the xperia xz premium, so it's mobile friendly!
Mobile friendly version?
@winwins Did you read all the way down to the bottom of the page？ I've already made JDAM.
@Suica i meant Joint Direct Attack Munition
@winwins https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/hp7H5Z/F-A-27C
@Suica please make a jdam bomb
Nice Job!! I really like the JDAMs and it is perfect for destroying annoying ships or infantry
i love this smart bomb xD
Hey Suica nice one!
@Ryad Sure.
@Suica hy i have seen rhis designe today and holy moly, i like it a lot i was thinking to make one like this but i just one you to give me your permistion to make another one of this plan so you don't say: he just did like me. I will start from zero and try to give it a custom cockpit. So is it fine to do this.
YAY SOMEONE MADE A YA-9
@Suica ur welcome
@ALRX Tnx!
@Suica impressive plane and graphics, I really liked the magazine you made and the laser guided bomb (I might use it in a future project and will credit you (remind me if I forget to credit you)) :)