I beautifally replicated the Northrop F-5 Tiger, a fighter adaptation of the T-38 Talon. However, althought it looks quite beautiful (IMO), it does not fly partifularly well. Elevato authority is weak, but it loves rolls. If you’ve found a way to fix the poor elevator authority, please tell me how to do it in the comments, and I will gladly update! Enjoy!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 32.2ft (9.8m)
- Length 38.8ft (11.8m)
- Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
- Empty Weight 7,248lbs (3,288kg)
- Loaded Weight 8,077lbs (3,664kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.834
- Wing Loading 41.4lbs/ft2 (202.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 195.1ft2 (18.1m2)
- Drag Points 2969
Parts
- Number of Parts 48
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 264
Nice. I'm always a sucker for F-5s. I've found that in SimplePlanes, to increase the pitch speed, you need to increase the ammount of control surface that moves and go a bit faster. The real F-5 and T-38 has full moving elevator surfaces so instead of a flappy bit on the back bending up and down, the whole surface pivots up and down. Try using rotators and setting the "Range of Motion" to 10 or 15 and the "Speed" to 40% or 50%. It also helps to shorten the gap between the "Red" CoM and the "Blue" CoL.
Remember the CoL should always be BEHIND the CoM