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SC-24 Scoop Jet

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Auto Credit Based on PlaneSmith's Sci Fi Challenge

Following the development of micro-reactor technology, a number of companies launched planes with this scoop jet design. The collecting scoop forces air into the intakes, where it is superheated and pressurised by the reactor, then vented from the exhaust nozzles to provide thrust. The SC-24 design diverts some of this thrust to VTOL nozzles (when group 1 is activated) at the front of the craft to aid takeoffs and landings.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Sci Fi Challenge
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 47.7ft (14.5m)
  • Length 53.7ft (16.4m)
  • Height 33.7ft (10.3m)
  • Empty Weight 31,109lbs (14,111kg)
  • Loaded Weight 101,940lbs (46,239kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.917
  • Wing Loading 113.9lbs/ft2 (556.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 895.1ft2 (83.2m2)
  • Drag Points 28546

Parts

  • Number of Parts 271
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 1,263