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Gnat

2,284 Mickk  5.8 years ago

This has a familiar look, kind of like a Vampire jet, but it doesn't have the same sort of bite, so it's a Gnat.
It flies ok, seems to be virtually neutral hands off for some unknown reason, I certainly did not make it that way.
Will take off all by itself and then fly a few feet above the ground once you pull the gear up or that is what happens for me.
The computer hates this in a dogfight, has no idea what to do with it. Fails miserably against a Spitfire in a 'knife fight'.
The only real problem is that it loses a LOT of speed very rapidly when trying to loop, but regains it just as quickly when it returns to normal flight.
Literally thrown together in a couple of hours after work for something to do.
Controls as per usual, uses the big BFE300 Turbo Fan engine instead of the BFE150.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 64.5ft (19.7m)
  • Length 54.6ft (16.7m)
  • Height 14.0ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 19,622lbs (8,900kg)
  • Loaded Weight 28,063lbs (12,729kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.402
  • Wing Loading 30.8lbs/ft2 (150.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 910.9ft2 (84.6m2)
  • Drag Points 4887

Parts

  • Number of Parts 30
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 303