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F-44-A Star Raven

9,857 SkyJayTheFirst  2.4 years ago

Finally made something to rival GuyFolk's supermaneuverable aircraft! This took me a very long time to make, so I hope you enjoy! Next variant will have its own guns, I promise!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 42.8ft (13.1m)
  • Length 68.3ft (20.8m)
  • Height 12.1ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 25,239lbs (11,448kg)
  • Loaded Weight 32,352lbs (14,674kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.083
  • Wing Loading 49.4lbs/ft2 (241.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 654.7ft2 (60.8m2)
  • Drag Points 2988

Parts

  • Number of Parts 468
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 2,394
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    @PlanariaLab for Hud
    @Doomnolymo for Radar

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    105k GuyFolk

    @SkyJayTheFirst
    Nice.
    I'll be waiting.
    You nailed feature after feature and I think eventually you'll be better than me.

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    @GuyFolk aight, that'll be my main task for the next variant, along with a machine gun to complement it.

    2.3 years ago
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    105k GuyFolk

    @SkyJayTheFirst
    Yes.
    More like only stall when absolutely no way to prevent it.
    A good system will do something Randy "Laz" Gordon said.

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    @GuyFolk so you're saying it should more likely stall due to lack of airspeed rather than high aoa?

    2.3 years ago
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    105k GuyFolk

    @SkyJayTheFirst
    Too bad F-14 don't have tvc, if it does the remaining engine can correct for yaw by angling outward, the plane won't be spinning easily but it'll fly with some side slip and that can be recreated with any of my plane.
    But I guess that's your doctrine, I just don't like that particular tradeoff.
    And by stall prevention, I really mean the plane will stall where it shouldn't have to, when pulling hard at not so low speed.
    For clarification, I'm not talking PSM mode because in PSM mode we want and we tell the plane to stall.
    Stall can occur by exceeded critical aoa or low air speed, your plane stall at high aoa whereas it could be prevented by FT.
    In my book, the plane should stall only at low speed where wings can't produce enough lift to keep up and/or not enough force from both control surfaces and tvc to make it.

    "In a Raptor, I could put my kid in there and he can do this all day (he violently pulling the stick around) at whatever speed, and nothing bad will happen to the airplane."
    -Randy "Laz" Gordon-

    +1 2.3 years ago
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    @GuyFolk I designed the engines a certain way so that, if one's taken out, the pilot can still rely on the other without easily spinning out of control, like the F-14 Tomcat, for example, or Me-262. However, what exactly do you mean by preventing stalling?

    2.3 years ago
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    105k GuyFolk

    @SkyJayTheFirst
    Certainly, yes I can, I just flip the plane by pitch instead of yaw.
    I think more engine separation would increase tvc roll authority as well.
    I guess you have a solid idea how to PSM and now it's time to dig in more about angle of attack and how to prevent stalling.

    +1 2.4 years ago
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    Looks amazing

    +1 2.4 years ago
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    @GuyFolk I'm really happy you like it so far! I'll do whatever it takes to improve it as time goes on with the next variants. Also, just wondering. You able to do that backward bridge fly-through stunt with this?

    2.4 years ago
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    105k GuyFolk

    Rival?
    Pff...
    I'd be your student if this plane come out just a year sooner lol.
    Seriously, this fly surprisingly smooth for how simple the FT code is.
    Also slow maneuver help in smoothness a lot as well.
    And for non PSM flight, there are a lot to be improve as well.

    +1 2.4 years ago
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    @GuyFolk @Zaineman

    2.4 years ago