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MDA-ASF Thunder MK3

55.8k KPLBall  2 months ago
Auto Credit Based on QuiteInactiveWhiteBread's Finish this BD.5 because i wont seem to do it anymore

My first MDA aircraft, even before the F-33S I am very proud of this aircraft, but I am sadly retiring it and turning it into an export fighter because it is overshadowed by every other aircraft the MDA uses, and never got its moment to shine in the MDA, being a backup if something goes wrong, which, it never will, even the F-120, which hasn't seen nearly as much action, is more relevant. I don't even think the MDA remembers about this, sad. So, unless the MDA really wants it, I will refrain from making Thunder variants unless it's for someone who is buying them.

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.046
  • Wing Loading 133.1lbs/ft2 (650.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 473.5ft2 (44.0m2)
  • Drag Points 6354

Parts

  • Number of Parts 177
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,161
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    6,965 JABH

    @KPLBall aaaa

    one month ago
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    55.8k KPLBall

    @JABH this was a final modification to a very old aircraft I made lol

    one month ago
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    6,965 JABH

    Tip: You should add more thickness to the wings.

    one month ago
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    @KPLBall Oh
    Well that's a good way to do it

    2 months ago
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    55.8k KPLBall

    @TheUltimatePlaneLover with and without

    2 months ago
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    @KPLBall Without missiles? Or with?

    2 months ago
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    55.8k KPLBall

    @TheUltimatePlaneLover I'ma dogfight the F-36X with the Thunder II

    +1 2 months ago
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    @KPLBall Ah okay

    2 months ago
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    55.8k KPLBall

    @TheUltimatePlaneLover no, like better in missiles than the F-36

    2 months ago
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    @KPLBall Ah so pretty much pullin' a "Falchion" here (retire the old one due to a severe improvement already in development)
    Noiceee

    2 months ago
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    @KPLBall nice

    2 months ago
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    55.8k KPLBall

    @TheUltimatePlaneLover @MIGFOXHOUND31BSM26 I will make a Thunder II! It's gonna be way better than ever

    2 months ago
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    @MIGFOXHOUND31BSM26
    1. The F-33 isn't technically an interceptor, but it is a multi-role fighter, so similarly to say the F-15 and F-16, it's not designed to intercept, but it still can do so just as well as other roles, and thus counts.
    2. Star Thunder, the forgotten beast (I gave it yet another upgrade but I have yet to reveal it). The FI-90A is more of an interceptor than the FI-90N-5 though, the N-variant gives it multirole capabilities (reference Operation Astro-Inferno), whereas the FI-90 is stuck to hunting bombers lol
    3.The FI-64... doesn't exist, as it would turn out; It's actually the FI-63. Either way, I was referring to the Screecher even if I botched up the designation lol. So, anyways, the FI-63 was the secondary predecessor to the FI-90, the only one in between them being the unreleased FI-88. The 63 was essentially designed to be a missile truck and little more, but it has decent performance that makes its interceptor role a breeze.
    4. Like the F-33, the F/A-29 Interdictor is less of a dedicated interceptor and more of a multi-role fighter. But I'm fine discounting this one for two reasons: A. the F/A-29 was, is, and without engine upgrades will remain slower than the F-33s, and B. the F/A-29 is less of a multirole fighter, and more of an interdictor, unsurprisingly.


    Also I should get around to making the Syncopator (Intimidator/Intderictor modification- promised F-29 variant with thrust vectoring that never happened, but not exactly cancelled, just forgot about it :v)
    Speaking of Intimidators, our new mainline fighters should be capable of interception as well (FTA-24 Trident/FT-8A Intimidator II)

    2 months ago
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    @TheUltimatePlaneLover I didn’t know the F-33 was an interceptor, I forgot about the star thunder, what’s the FI-64, and I didn’t know the interdictier was an interceptor

    2 months ago
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    @MIGFOXHOUND31BSM26 @KPLBall Actually we have a ton of interceptors if you think about it:
    -F-36 (any variant)
    -F-33/F-33A-50
    -FI-90A
    -FI-90N-5
    -FI-64 (rare usage, mostly forgotten)
    -FA-29 Interdictor (rare usage, mostly forgotten)
    -FA-32A/B Striker
    -Several SAMs and other surface-to-air weapons
    -Warships

    2 months ago
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    @TheUltimatePlaneLover yeah, just really overshadowed due to the fact that the F-36 is an interceptor

    2 months ago
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    55.8k KPLBall

    @SPsidearm plæñē

    2 months ago
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    Actually kind of a neat design, sad to see it go

    2 months ago
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    9,485 SPsidearm

    tank

    2 months ago
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    55.8k KPLBall

    I wonder how the rest of the MDA will react? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

    2 months ago
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