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Striker

9,721 DownUnderWing  7.8 years ago

Variable swing wing attack aircraft. Designed as a high speed attack aircraft using 12 x Inferno air-ground missiles, 2 x 500lb bombs and a nose mounted minigun. Also fitted with 2 x Interceptor missiles to fend off air threats.
Capable of over Mach 2 at 30,000ft and supercruise (50% throttle) at over Mach 1.3. A
lso supersonic at sea level.

VTOL Up - wings swept forward for extra maneuvrability
VTOL down - wings swept backward for a stable energy conserving flight profile.
Wings should be swept forward when engaging ground threats to allow for enough agility to evade SAM missiles and terrain.

AG1 ejects Interceptor
AG2 ejects front bank Infernos
AG3 ejects rear bank Infernos
AG4 ejects bomb rack

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 43.1ft (13.1m)
  • Length 54.4ft (16.6m)
  • Height 21.0ft (6.4m)
  • Empty Weight 26,370lbs (11,961kg)
  • Loaded Weight 40,498lbs (18,369kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.664
  • Wing Loading 24.2lbs/ft2 (118.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,675.8ft2 (155.7m2)
  • Drag Points 7486

Parts

  • Number of Parts 185
  • Control Surfaces 15
  • Performance Cost 905