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(STEALTH FIGHTER CHALLENGE) NAA XF-51 Mustang II

34.5k GhostHTX  7.6 years ago

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.

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