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FA-18 FCS Concept

120 TheMaroon47  2.8 years ago

Thanks to @tomlin5412 for the auto pitch-trim and @lemoose for the slat funky tree codes.

Note: Launching from the USS Beast seems to bug out the pitch-trim and constantly leave it stuck on a nose-up attitude.

FA-18 FCS inspired concept (mainly observed from DCS). Future plans include smoothing and fine-tuning of other flight parameters + flight characteristics of the aircraft itself.

Been a long time since I've done any SimplePlanes so any comments or suggestions are welcome!

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 42.0ft (12.8m)
  • Length 50.1ft (15.3m)
  • Height 14.2ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 14,002lbs (6,351kg)
  • Loaded Weight 28,887lbs (13,103kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.166
  • Wing Loading 47.5lbs/ft2 (232.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 608.1ft2 (56.5m2)
  • Drag Points 3757

Parts

  • Number of Parts 71
  • Control Surfaces 18
  • Performance Cost 565