Skill Level: High

Update: Had to rework the gyros, installed it wrong the first time around and made VTOL flight difficult.

(Read flight instructions, with a little bit of practice you can land it anywhere)During the defense of Maywar, the F-492 was used by Maywar forces to keep attackers at bay. The ability of the pilots to hide their forces in nearby ravines and old pyramids, thanks to the aircrafts VTOL capabilities, allowed for versatility that was unique to the craft. Factors such as radar defeating abilities, and a super agile airframe made it an ideal ambush predator.

This is my final variant to the Piper chasis, the finer details like missle bays have been added along with a better tuned V-tail to prevent spin outs during high G turns. The Piper was intended to be a multi-role carrier based stealth VTOL. It gets its name from it's long nose, and naval background. The idea behind this plane was ideal balance for air to air combat, and air to ground capability. The missle bays deploy out the side so weight distribution is always centered and for super low altitude flight. The plane is really flat, and long making for a very stable platform, but I also needed something to explore the pyrmids without bouncing off the roof, and could fit in those small corridors. Coupled with an experimental trapazoidal wing configuration from the YF-23, final project was a VTOL aircraft that could chase down opponents in a dogfight. This plane excells at canyon crawling, and flying in very small spaces, and is a really hand full in a turning fight.Tips and Flight Instructions:Unlike my previous designs, this plane uses multiple small engines. As you activate Group 2 and ascend, and activate Group 4 for stabiliy, at altitude you activate group 1 which is the main flight engine. With this plane full power is all three engines, so you will need to push VTOL setting up which will take the plane out of VTOL mode. With VTOL landing mode, you want to set the VTOL settings back to neutral and pull back, Disable Group 1 and reengage Group 4 which is the Gyros, at this point you can land it like a helicopter.

Controls:
AG1-Main Engine (bring to 0% to switch)
AG2-VTOL Engine (bring to 0% to switch)
AG3/VTOL- Missle Bay Doors
AG4- Gyro/Landing and Autopilot Assist
AG5- Fold Wings
AG6- Lights
AG7- Drop external tanks