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Designed in and first produced in 1943 the first American jet fighter to go into production the Shooting Star however didn't see combat until the Korean War by which time it was outclassed by swept wing jets such as the Sabre and Mig15. This example is tricky to fly as it lacks sufficient vertical stability and is rather top heavy and has a tendency to wallow in turns, that said it's fairly fun to fly and hits a realistic enough 460mph which given its vintage would have been pretty darned quick.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 32.8ft (10.0m)
- Length 27.1ft (8.3m)
- Height 9.7ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 4,387lbs (1,990kg)
- Loaded Weight 9,843lbs (4,464kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.141
- Wing Loading 52.8lbs/ft2 (257.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 186.3ft2 (17.3m2)
- Drag Points 1439
Parts
- Number of Parts 41
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 224
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17.4k karlosdarkness@KingDeadshot @JacobHardy64 a trainer version just uploaded be sure to check it out as it flies better.9.4 years ago
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17.4k karlosdarkness@SerriousFlipper4 many thanks be sure to check out the TBird that I just uploaded that's a modified version of this.9.4 years ago
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17.4k karlosdarkness@KingDeadshot Thanks, @JacobHardy64 Thaks for rating, yes it could be stretched slightly and made into a TBird, perhaps will do this to reexpose this model as it seems to have been ignored mostly today, 8 downloads is paltry.9.4 years ago
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25.2k JacobHardy64T-339.4 years ago
