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Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 46.1ft (14.1m)
- Length 51.2ft (15.6m)
- Height 14.5ft (4.4m)
- Empty Weight 5,116lbs (2,321kg)
- Loaded Weight 36,070lbs (16,361kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.672
- Wing Loading 42.8lbs/ft2 (209.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 842.8ft2 (78.3m2)
- Drag Points 3949
Parts
- Number of Parts 149
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 739
Note:
VTOL Down Max - Down Hind Landing Gears
VTOL Neutral - Up Hind Landing Gears
Trim Down Max - Close Bomb Bay Doors
Trim Reset - Open Bomb Bay Doors
- Straightened Wings
Trim @0.25 - Optimal open position for Hind Landing Gear Doors
Trim Up Max - Close Hind Landing Gear Doors
- Foldup Wings
1 - Activate Hind Landing Gear Door movement
2 - Activate Wing Fold movement
3 - Arresting Hook
4 - Fire Missile (Extreme Right Bottom Compartment) i i i I
5 - Fire Missile (Extreme Left Bottom Compartment) I i i i
6 - Fire Missile (Right Bottom Compartment) i i I i
7 - Fire Missile (Left Bottom Compartment) i I i i
8 - Missiles Arm & Activate Bomb Bay Door movement
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Before starting the game proper,
on taxi way for take-offs
- set VTOL to Down Max to lower hind landing gears
- put Trim to Down Max to close the bomb bay doors
- press 8 to deactivate the missiles and bomb bay doors
- set trim to 0.25 above the Down Max
- press 1 to set the hind landing gear doors to more aesthetic position
- press1 again to deactivate the doors
- set trim to Up Max
- approach the Catapult
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upon take-off
- press the launch button to take-off from the carrier
- set VTOL to neutral position to retract the hind landing gears
- press 1 to close the hind landing gear doors (Trim should be set up to Up Max before doing this)
- use the conventional landing gear button to retract the nose landing gears
- press 1 again to deactivate the hind landing gear doors
- set trim to Down Max
- press 8 to activate the Weapon System
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during battle
- use reset trim button to instantly open the bomb bay doors
- press 4/5/6/7 to launch missiles (detachment force of the pylons is 50% so that the missiles will not hit the plane)
- immediately close the bomb bay doors after firing by setting the trim to Down Max to reduce drag
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during landing approach
- make sure that the bomb bay doors are all closed and the Weapon System are deactivated
- set trim to 0.25 above Down Max
- press 1 to open hind landing gear doors
- set VTOL to Down Max to lower the landing gear
- press 1 to deactivate the doors and to lock it in place
- press 3 to lower the arresting hook
- approach the carrier at 225-250 mph at decreasing altitude and a 3-degree approach angle
- if the hook snags a cable, hit breaks, if nothing has been snag, throttle up