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This is the third derivative from ELCAS-3 (Experimental Light Close Air Support 3) that planned to be new member of LCAS family, but it developed into AWACS variant, which will make a new family, R Family (Recon), and this plane, will bear the first code from the R family, R-L1 (L means Light). This is the first plane produced by VaIkyria featuring an AESA Radar on top of it, the first of its kind, with name Valkyur Radar System, it’s a dual-sided antenna instead of the common radome build, which have a better aerodynamic, but on the flip side, this radar only cover 300 degree instead of 360 degree (with radome). There’s addition of navigation and landing lights for better visibility. An increase of service range is following, to make this “Eye of the air” airborne as long as possible before refueling. It still carry on the ability to land (emergency) on the water, but with some tweaks, even though its not designed as seaplane, its able to take off from water. The designers need to completely redesign the landing gear to be strong enough to hold the addition of mass of the heavy radar and fuels. The ability for air refueling is considered, but the technology is not yet perfect, maybe seen in the future version. Self defense feature will installed only if consumers requested so.
Note:
-Activation Group:
1 - Parachute
2 - Navigation lights
3 - Landing lights
4 - Ejection seat
8 - Engines
-VTOL for flaps control
Predecessor:
ELCAS-3 Mk.II
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/WElI85/ELCAS-3-Mk-II
Change log:
ELCAS-3 Mk.II -> R-L1 Mk.I
-Addition of Navigation lights
-Addition of Landing lights
-Addition of Radar
-Addition of Water-Take-Off ability
-Increase of fuel (by 63%, increased service range)
-Major tweak at landing gear (Complete redesign)
-Minor tweak at aerodynamic aspect (Aerodynamic improvement)
-Minor tweak at cockpit
-Minor tweak at fuselage (Stability improvement)
-Minor tweak at horizontal stabilizer (Stability improvement)
-Minor tweak at pitch control surface (Agility & Stability improvement; Credit to : @ShatSlanger for the feedback)
-Minor tweak at roll control surface (Agility improvement)
Known Problem:
Successor:
R-L1 "Livjatan" Mk.II
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/DBT5T4/R-L1-Livjatan-Mk-II-AWACS-Luftwaffe
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor ELCAS-3 Mk.II
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 47.5ft (14.5m)
- Length 38.1ft (11.6m)
- Height 12.3ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight 7,785lbs (3,531kg)
- Loaded Weight 9,310lbs (4,223kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.429
- Wing Loading 38.1lbs/ft2 (185.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 244.5ft2 (22.7m2)
- Drag Points 3338
Parts
- Number of Parts 56
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 566
Panzerrr
Thanks @RTNF :)
@ShatSlanger Working on it, it's pretty hard for me now (I don't really have artistic skill, but will try), but right now, I want to focus on how to make a plane that can fly first (with prop, I can't make a jet, yet). Thanks as always for your feedback, gotta sleep now, 3 AM, gonna check your plane later, cause gold players always have something to inspire me ;)
PS: I'm gonna make something special for bronze, uhh very happy lol
Thanks @Athaya, any kind of feedback is appreciated (if you want to)
@ShatSlanger I've done a little variant from the previous one, not actually the newer version, as it's a new family of aircraft, but took your suggestion and made little change about that with a lot of another changes I found to be flaws :)