(STEALTH FIGHTER CHALLENGE) NAA XF-51 Mustang II
Ok, here is my entry to the Stealth Fighter Competition. I hope it is not too late?
This is the fictional North American Aviation XF-51 Mustang II.
She is a stealthy tail-less multi role intel and weapons platform. Not really a true flying wing, as there is a definite fuselage in there somewhere...
I interpreted from the design brief that since all weapons were to be carried internally, I best start the design from with the weapons bays and build out from there.
So - she has two spacious weapons bays, with two sets of doors - one which opens forwards to allow the launch of air to air / air to ground missiles and another set which open downward to allow the dropping of bombs.
In order to make her agile enough to be considered a fighter, I had to resort to some thrust vectoring trickery - but no mods or other "cheating".
She is armed with;
2 Guardian missiles for short range combat
4 Interceptor missiles for BVR combat
4 Boom 50 iron bombs for ground attack
1 Rotary Cannon in the nose
The controls are;
VTOL down - open missile bay doors (*THIS MUST BE DONE IN ORDER TO LAUNCH ANY AIR TO AIR ORDINANCE - IF LEFT CLOSED YOU WILL SHOOT YOURSELF DOWN)
AG1 - Dumb fire all missiles
AG2 + VTOL down - open all bay doors - this is a requirement if you want to drop bombs.
VTOL to neutral will close all bay doors.
Note - VTOL up activates the self destruct mechanism.
If you want to blow up - VTOL up.
Handy for keeping USAF stealth technology from falling into the wrong hands.
Have (sneaky) fun.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 67.4ft (20.5m)
- Length 61.2ft (18.6m)
- Height 9.9ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 35,363lbs (16,040kg)
- Loaded Weight 44,319lbs (20,103kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.89
- Wing Loading 22.2lbs/ft2 (108.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,994.6ft2 (185.3m2)
- Drag Points 12551
Parts
- Number of Parts 273
- Control Surfaces 14
- Performance Cost 1,161