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Orion Series: Rigel

26.9k Sunnyskies  8.2 years ago

The next in the series is Rigel, the left leg. Rigel is a high-altitude, long-range heavy bomber with some experimental payloads in two separate internal bomb bays. To counter its high weight and drag, Rigel is fitted with 12 engines, which actually give it impressive speed at altitudes between 30000 and 40000 ft. To operate the bomb-bay doors, simply slide VTOL down.

There are three weapon systems on board.
The first is two rows of rocket pods, supplying well over a hundred rockets. These all fire straight down, and are useful for cratering runways, leveling bridges, or crushing rows of vehicles.
The second is simply just 4 500 pound bombs that are released normally. They'll get caught if you pitch down into them, so be sure to release these while pulling up.
Last is the most experimental one. 250 pound cluster bombs. Each has 7 bombs that are released from the bay, then spread apart to cover a wide area. The least dangerous order to operate them in is in numerical order in the AGs. AG1 releases the first cluster, and AG2 spreads it out. AG3 releases the second cluster, and AG4 spreads those out. Delaying the spread tightens the cluster the closer they are to the ground. Or let it hit all in one spot. They should both leave the bay just fine if you are flying straight and level. If you blow up, you did something wrong.

Lands well at about 10-20% throttle.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 131.0ft (39.9m)
  • Length 116.3ft (35.5m)
  • Height 29.7ft (9.1m)
  • Empty Weight 57,996lbs (26,306kg)
  • Loaded Weight 72,164lbs (32,733kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.868
  • Wing Loading 27.4lbs/ft2 (133.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2,634.7ft2 (244.8m2)
  • Drag Points 20604

Parts

  • Number of Parts 224
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,647
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    26.9k Sunnyskies

    @AwesomeDesign717 Thanks.

    8.1 years ago
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    Innovative!

    8.1 years ago
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    @EasternHorizon Haha yeah. And Thanks!

    8.2 years ago
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    @ChiChiWerx That's always an option.

    8.2 years ago
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    30.3k ChiChiWerx

    @Sunnyskies Fine Tuner Mod! If you get the proportions right, you can just make it bigger...that should work, right?

    8.2 years ago
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    @ChiChiWerx You guessed where I drew my inspiration from. I guess the frame could make for the base of a good B-52 replica with some tweaking. I would just need to make it a little bigger.

    8.2 years ago
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    30.3k ChiChiWerx

    You ought to sweep the wings and get rid of 4 engines on this bad boy and make it a B-52!

    8.2 years ago
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    @Treadmill103 Thanks.

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    @Deloreandude Easy mistake to make.

    8.2 years ago
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    8,660 Deloreandude

    @Sunnyskies on my first try, i accidentally put the vtol switch all the way up and the plane just blew up XD

    8.2 years ago
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    @Deloreandude Thanks! I originally had more stuffed in there. Close to half a thousand rockets. But they caused problems so I reduced them.

    8.2 years ago
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    8,660 Deloreandude

    Pretty awesome build! I love the rocket pods in the bomb bay, that's genius!

    8.2 years ago
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    17.2k TemDesBur

    @Sunnyskies no problem

    8.2 years ago
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    26.9k Sunnyskies

    @TemDesBur Oh, thank you!

    8.2 years ago
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    17.2k TemDesBur

    amazing

    8.2 years ago