PI Development Division Project 8127
I decided not to publish Project 8126 just yet. It needs some more polishing before it's ready. So here's 8127.
Project 8127 is an advanced, 5th generation canard-delta multirole. It was designed as a complement to Project 8121 and it's heavy armament and handling. Project 8127 boasts impressive maneuverability and speed, and good payload.
The engine selection gives good speed, but at the cost of acceleration. Give it a straight line, and it can outrun most other aircraft.
The cockpit was redone from the previous model as seen on Projects 8121-8125. This time, the interface is 100% digital, allowing for a very customizable display.
The main armament of the aircraft, four MSL standard missiles and a load of 6AAM missiles fit in the weapons bays of this aircraft, but there are external pylons for additional weapons. Such weapons include MPBM (Multi-Purpose BurstMissiles), PLSL (PuLSe Laser), 4AGM air to ground missiles, LAAM long range air-to-air missiles, LASM Air-to-Ship missiles, and TORP advanced stealth torpedos.
The base aircraft comes with MPBMs and PLSL, but you can find alternate loadouts in these variations/special versions:
- Project 8127 -Griffon-
-- 6AAM, PLSL, LAAM - Project 8127 -High-Vis-
-- 6AAM, PLSL, 4AGM - Project 8127 -Spark-
-- 6AAM, TORP, LASM
==CONTROLS==
VTOL down: Flaps
AG5: Taxi Mode
AG6: Manually Open Weapons Bays
=TAXI MODE CONTROLS=
Pitch: Forward-Backward
Roll: Steering
Creator's Note:
This plane is heavily inspired by the VX-23 fighter in Project Wingman
I tried to aim for a higher standard and quality of builds this time, I added varous things, such as actual markings, nav lights, and tailcodes.
Getting the numbers for the tailcodes was a pain, cause fuselage blocks arent that good for text
I also implemented a feature which would keep the weapons bays closed until you were in range of the target. In narrative It is to maintain stealth, but in real life I did it to look kinda cool.
Making the new cockpit was kinda fun, but it seems a little underwhelming to me. Nonetheless, I feel like I needed a change of cockpits to avoid monotony. As I have stated, I'm too lazy to make new cockpits for every plane I build.
The part count of 524 is quite surprising to me, since this was built on Android. While the loading times were a little slow, it runs surprisingly good. I dont even have a particularly high end device.
I'm not sure how well it'll run on other devices, probably without issue on PC.
The proper markings and lights are applied. The PX tailcode denoting New Accilia Airbase (Yeah I'm going back to the AAF after I needed a country for the markings).
Be warned, the handling is very responsive and the brakes cause the nose to sharply pitch up.
In the future I plan on releasing around three variations in color, markings and/or weapons to bring a little variety and allow you guys to pick the one you like.
Overall, this was an excruciating but fun build and I hope the variation things are helpful. Other variations by you guys are welcome for this and all future builds. If you do just throw the link in the comments and I'll add it to the list along with credit!
Specifications
Spotlights
- Ren 3.8 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 38.5ft (11.7m)
- Length 60.7ft (18.5m)
- Height 11.9ft (3.6m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 24,123lbs (10,942kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.633
- Wing Loading 78.3lbs/ft2 (382.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 308.1ft2 (28.6m2)
- Drag Points 138
Parts
- Number of Parts 524
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 1,896
Tagged, as requested @DarkRainbow2
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@Griffon1 whelp i'm happy to support the 80th interception Griffon Sq :) more versions of aircraft will be released ,but i'm open for suggestions for new planes :D
@GeorgianIndustries Well it was certainly a contributing factor
This is just amazing,and also thanks for up voting my F104E bomber,did u like it because it has nuke?
@KnightOfRen thanks for the spotlight! I appreciate it!