The inspiration for this build came from the British De Havilland Mosquito, a mostly wooden, multirole aircraft that saw service during WW2.

Fictional lore: The Flaming Moth

• The PF-21 was manufactured by Apex Industries as a twin-engine, multirole heavy fighter, requested by and built for the Tactonian Airforce in 1938, which later saw service throughout the 1940s. After 2 years of design and development, the aircraft was finally ready for service, given the designation PF-21 (Propeller-driven Fighter #21).

• Per request, the 'A' variant of the aircraft was built with STOL capability in mind, and featured two small weapon bays that house 'cluster munitions'; When launched from the aircraft in flight, they glow a bright red, which led to the aircraft's many nicknames, including, "The Red Dragon", "Red Death", and "Flaming Moth", while later export variants became known as the "Death Song" due to the howl of the engines as the aircraft flew by enemy ground forces and dropped its payload.

(Thanks to @TheHamburgerCorperation for helping with the lore)

Enjoy

Controls:

(All controls are available in cockpit view)
- includes cockpit doors, individual flap, and engine control.

AG1 - Right Engine Control
AG2 - Left Engine Control
AG3 - NAV Lights
AG4 - Arm Weapons
AG5 - Open Weapons Bay
AG6 - Jettison Weapons (If loaded)
AG7 - Warning Lights
AG8 - Open/Close Cockpit Doors

Trim: Trim
VTOL: Flaps

VR:

Center
Yoke:
Secondary Grip
- Trigger: Fire Guns
- Button 1: Fire Weapons
- Button 2: Next Target
Primary Grip:
- Trigger: Fire Guns
- Button 1: Fire Weapons
- Button 2: Cycle Targeting Mode

Right Engine Control (Switch 1)
Left Engine Control (Switch 2)
NAV Lights (Switch 3)
Arm Weapons (Switch 4)
Open Weapons Bay (Switch 5)
Jettison Weapons (Switch 6)
Cockpit Warning Lights (Switch 7)
Open/Close Cockpit Doors (Switch 8)

Left Engine Control (Switch 9)
Right Engine Control (Switch 10)
Arm Weapons (Switch 11)

Left
Throttle (Lever 1)
Wheel Brake (Lever 2)
Park Brake (Button 1)

Right
Right Engine Control (Button 2)
Left Engine Control (Button 3)
NAV Lights (Button 4)
Trim Control (Lever 3)
Flaps (Both) (Lever 4)
Landing Gear Control (Lever 5)
Left Flap Control (Lever 6 - Below Lever 4)
Right Flap Control (Lever 7 - Below Lever 4)

Specifications:

• Wingspan: 59.5ft / 18.2m
• Length: 52.6ft / 16.0m
• Height: 18.7ft / 5.7m
• Engine: Twin, Radial
• Payload: Varies depending on variant
• Series/Variant: A - Amber
• Role: Heavy Fighter, Multirole

Performance:

• Max speed (in level flight): 403 MPH / 648 KPH
  at height: 24,550 ft / 7482 m
• Climb rate: 80.27 ft/minute / 0.41m/s (10° AOA)
• Take-off speed: 125-166 MPH / 201-267 KPH (flaps half deflected, 50-100% throttle)
• Landing speed: 120-135 MPH / 193-217 KPH (flaps fully deflected, 10% throttle)
• Stall speed: 95 MPH / 153 KPH

Armament:

• Nose: 4x 20mm Cannons
• Rear Turret: 3x 12.6mm Machine Guns (Controlled using camera aim)

(This build also features FT for limited machine gun ammo; It reloads whenever you land the aircraft)

Additional Weapons

Weapons Add-On Ver. 1.0 <== Click Here

Gallery:

Updated XML

Fixes:

Ver. 1.0.5
- Fixed bending of front landing gear parts (Edited the XML of the front landing gear suspension to increase the mass, same for the fuselage the rotator is attacked to.)
- Fixed the left aileron (Inverted the rotator, so now it rotates as intended when rolling)
6/18/24