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[PEA]SOKO J-22 Orao(IAR-93 Vultur)

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The Soko J-22 Orao (Serbian Cyrillic: O???, lit.?'eagle') is a Yugoslavian twin-engined, subsonic ground-attack and aerial reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed and built in collaboration by SOKO in Yugoslavia and by Avioane Craiova in neighbouring Romania, being known in the latter as the IAR-93 Vultur.

The Orao was designed as either a single-seat main attack version or as a combat-capable twin-seat version, the latter being principally intended for advanced flight- and weapons-training duties. It was developed as a joint Yugoslav-Romanian project, known as YuRom, during the 1970s. Early ambitions to produce a supersonic fighter were scuppered by Britain's unwillingness to permit the desired engine to be license-produced in Eastern Europe. Further difficulties in fitting an afterburner to the older Rolls-Royce Viper also hindered development and the performance of early-build aircraft.

First flying during November 1974, the resulting aircraft would equip the air forces of both Romania and Yugoslavia, as well as several of Yugoslavia's successor states. On 22 November 1984, the Orao became the first Yugoslav-designed aircraft to exceed Mach 1, albeit achieved while in a shallow dive. During the 1990s, the type saw action during the Yugoslav Wars, typically flying ground-attack missions in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. As of July 2019, the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence was the only entity still operating the type.

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He's quite a sweet fellow really.I think i'll call him Bob.

Moments later,Bob is dismembered-

Controls:
Standard SP controls.
Trim to level the aircraft.
AG1 for braking chute.

Weapons:
2x AGM-65 Maverick air to ground missiles
2x R-60M IR guided air to air missiles
2x GSh-23 23mm cannons
90x countermeasures

Notes:
-Something from my homeland(which was a part of Yugoslavia at the time it was produced ;) )
-It carries Mavericks for some....reason?
-Guns go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Have fuun! :D <3

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 30.3ft (9.2m)
  • Length 46.5ft (14.2m)
  • Height 15.4ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight 14,491lbs (6,573kg)
  • Loaded Weight 23,468lbs (10,645kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.526
  • Wing Loading 58.8lbs/ft2 (286.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 399.4ft2 (37.1m2)
  • Drag Points 839

Parts

  • Number of Parts 60
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 364