History:
In early 2019 SMC Aerospace reverse-enginerred an anti-ship suicide drone. However the system had its problems: the drones could not be operated individually if an aircraft was loaded with more than one and did not always strike its target accurately. The Saltwater Air Force wanted to integrate an improved second-generation model but did not possess any aircraft capable of launching them. The Peregrine fighters didn't have the payload capacity, the Osprey II strike fighters couldn't launch them due to their wing geometry and the Dark Arrow heavy attack aircraft didn't have the ground clearance.
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In the September of that year the problem was solved when the Saltwater Air Force was offered ten FF-17 Falcon strike fighters for free. They had the perfect payload, speed and ground clearance and so on delivery they were converted to carry four of the top-secret drones. Now designated FF-17-B the aircraft took part in a range of trials, where their new weapons proved highly successful in the anti-ship role, destroying all of their mock-up targets with a great deal of precision. They now form No.2 Special Attack Squadron, stationed at NovrdLisch Aerodrome.
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Instructions:
General Flight:
AG1 for afterburner.
AG2 arms the main gun.
AG3, AG4, AG5 and AG6 arm drones and their cannons.
AG7 fires the ejector seat.
VTOL up for flaps.
TRIM is reversed.
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To operate a drone:
1. Acquire a target.
2. Fire Inferno.
3. As you near your target open fire. Ignore the "damaged" messages.
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Credit must be given to methirasoysa123 for the original FF-17. Without him this aircraft would not have been possible.
Specifications
Spotlights
- Jim1the1Squid 5.2 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor FF-17-B Falcon
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 41.1ft (12.5m)
- Length 59.8ft (18.2m)
- Height 14.7ft (4.5m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 39,831lbs (18,067kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.062
- Wing Loading 103.1lbs/ft2 (503.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 386.2ft2 (35.9m2)
- Drag Points 12930
Parts
- Number of Parts 330
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 1,756
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@HarrisCraft
Our engineers copied the airframe from photographs. The internal systems are indigenously produced.
@HarrisCraft
Ok, I'll just think of a different story.
@TheFantasticTyphoon The first time I used it was after your war
@TheFantasticTyphoon But I don’t remember doing that to you though
@HarrisCraft
One of our bombers landed with one embedded in the fuselage. It was then reverse-enginerred through the damaged example and various photographs.
May I ask how you got those drones in the RP timeline again?
@Jim1the1Squid
Correct. So it'll take about one real-life day.
Alright, and you're speaking RP time, correct?
@Jim1the1Squid
Ok, I'll send out a flight of Peregrine fighters to escort them in. The retro-fit will take two weeks, plus three weeks for systems integration. We shall also supply 1000 drones for use. Each aircraft will be fitted to carry two drones.
Here is the F-15B, and I'm sending over 5 for retrofitting
@Jim1the1Squid
Could you give me a link so I can work out how many drones we can fit per aircraft?
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How many are you sending for modification?
I will probably send some F-1's or F-15's.
@Jim1the1Squid
It will cost about $3 million per aircraft. What aircraft are you sending for modification?
Certainly!
@MTakach
Ok.
@TheFantasticTyphoon na fam I I'm good
@MTakach
Would you like us to retro-fit the capability to fire these drones onto any of your aircraft?
@Jim1the1Squid
Would you like us to retro-fit the capability to fire these drones onto any of your aircraft?
@methirasoysa123 ahh...
@methirasoysa123 Huh? What do you mean when you say I teach Gold?
@MTakach
Err, thanks. But I only made the drones and some modifications, methirasoysa123 did the rest.
Absolutely astonishing work!
Hey, no problem!
@Jim1the1Squid
Thank you.