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Yuzhnoye Yu-31 Feral

34.7k GhostHTX  20 days ago
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Auto Credit Based on LettuceRob119's Bomber/Ground attacker Challenge

My entry to the competition!

Sorrry - its all a bit rushed, but it should fly fine!

A1- unlock nisewheel steering
A2- not used
A3- Drop inner wing stores
A4- Drop tanks
A5- Drop outer stores
A6- not used
A7- Eject!
A8 - Canopy release

All controls should be present in the cockpit…

A Close Air Support type, the;

Yuzhnoye Yu-31 “Serp”

A brutalist strike jet from the Ukrainian SSR, designed by Yuzhnoye Design Bureau in Dnipro. Soviet in doctrine, but Ukrainian in spirit—modular, stubborn, and tactically honest.

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Naming & Designation

• Official Designation: Yu-31
• Ukrainian Nickname: Serp (Серп) — “Sickle”.
• NATO Reporting Name: Feral — a nod to its aggressive roll rate and somewhat wild handling.

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Performance Envelope

Altitude Speed Configuration
Sea Level 495 mph (796 km/h) Fully loaded
5,000 ft 505 mph (813 km/h) Fully loaded

• Handling: Sluggish in pitch and yaw under load, but retains feral roll authority—ideal for terrain masking and snap evasion.
• Drag Profile: High, due to external stores and rugged airframe. Note that I have tested against AA tanks and chose to uparmour control surfaces and engines.

• Acceleration: Adequate for strike ingress; not built for dogfighting. Dropping the ground attack stores does reveal a fairly adequate emergency fighter, though. The 25mm cannon and aa-2 missiles are quite effective.

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Combat Loadout (Full Stores)

Station - Payload
Inner / Outer pylons -
4× 88mm rocket pods, 2× triple FAB-250
Mid wing wet points -
2× drop tanks
Wingtip rails
2× AA-2 Atoll IR missiles
Ventral stores -
Twin-barrel 25mm cannon pod

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Strike Logic:
• Rocket pods for soft targets and suppression
• FAB-250s for hardened structures or convoy busting
• Atolls for self-defense, not air superiority
• Drop tanks extend reach into contested zones
• Cannon pod for strafing and self defence

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Bomber/Ground attacker Challenge
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 39.3ft (12.0m)
  • Length 39.4ft (12.0m)
  • Height 16.1ft (4.9m)
  • Empty Weight 21,076lbs (9,560kg)
  • Loaded Weight 25,779lbs (11,693kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.307
  • Wing Loading 78.5lbs/ft2 (383.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 328.3ft2 (30.5m2)
  • Drag Points 4345

Parts

  • Number of Parts 402
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,861
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    Medium attacker contract
    MUST BE FICTIONAL -1
    MUST BE SUCCESSOR -1
    ONE SUBMISSION PER CONTRACT
    Wzehkhastan reference points -3 points deduction
    Era 1960s-1980s -0
    Max weight 35,000 lbs -3
    Minimum max range 1,000km -2
    Minimum max ceiling 5,500m -1
    Minimum max payload 6,500 lbs -2
    Minimum runway Full load takeoff Bandit airport -2
    Rocket assistance allowed
    Must be able to be semi competent in air to air fight -2
    Must contain countermeasures -2
    Must go 500 mph atleast -2
    Must contain a 35mm anti armor cannon -0
    Must be able to land on bandit runway -0
    Must have a cool livery -3
    Score 18
    Overall scoring: well
    Did not have a 35mm cannon, and was not set in Wzehkhastan.
    Overall all nice plane, though the LGs are way to soft

    13 days ago
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    @LettuceRob119 Yay! Many thanks!

    20 days ago
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    Its fine, im running a bit late myself. Ill be grading tonight. Well tonight for me anyway

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