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Eleu Defense Systems "Artemis" Mk II (RAF)

9,481 Razor3278  6.4 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Dimkal's Maritime Patrol Aircraft Challenge [CLOSED]

Patrol/Strike Bomber: The B-42X/Artemis Mk II
A heavily modified B-42 Orion, the B-42X, dubbed the "Orion Alter" by Eleu Defense Systems, is made for patrolling the seas and destroying hostile naval targets. The Orion Alter is an experimental version built in 2019 and is mainly used for export, and this particular B-42X is in service with the RAF. The British renamed it to "Artemis."

The Orion's main layout was heavily changed, including the landing gear and internal parts. It now has a canard and delta wing layout, a more conventional rear landing gear, non-afterburning engines, and a smaller bomb bay to fit extra fuel. New radar systems were also added.

The Artemis has more advanced radar systems than the standard Orion, which allows its missiles to have an extra mile of lock range, allowing engagement at longer ranges. Along the new radar systems are four sonobuoy launchers to detect underwater targets such as submarines. For armament, the Artemis has up to six underwing hardpoints to carry weapons like missiles or targeting pods. The bomb bay, although smaller, can still carry up to 1000lbs of weight. It can carry up to three torpedoes, four depth charges, or more fuel for increased patrol range.

Instead of normal flaps, the Artemis has leading edge slats to act as flaps/trim control. The delta wings allowed the plane to have better control at all speeds and it also was easier to maintain than the original swing-wings of the Orion. Non-afterburning engines also had a longer operational time and also helped reduce fuel consumption. An aerial refueling capability is also added.


Controls/Instructions:
AG1- open bomb bay
AG2- unlock nose wheel
AG3- drop cleavers
AG4~7- drop sonobuoys (also activates their parachute)
AG8- navigation, formation, and anti-collision lights
Trim for leading edge slats
*has airbrakes and countermeasures


Screenshots

Takeoff

Sonobuoy drop

Launch missiles!

Torpedo hit confirmed!


Have fun, everyone! Leave feedback at the comments!

PS I almost forgot, this plane has some small bugs that I can't fix:
- sometimes the sonobuoys get stuck on the plane when you drop them, resulting in a....very interesting scene. It may or may not happen more frequently when in slow motion.
- the plane kinda slides to the right on takeoff
- sometimes the front gear wheels glitch around

Also I'll be inactive this week, exams are coming and I'll hafta study. Wish me luck.

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General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.665
  • Wing Loading 39.2lbs/ft2 (191.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,219.7ft2 (113.3m2)
  • Drag Points 14660

Parts

  • Number of Parts 338
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 1,481
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    34.4k Dimkal

    @Razor3278 Results and Final Scoreboard page here.

    +1 6.3 years ago
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    9,481 Razor3278

    @plane918273645 here she is!

    6.3 years ago
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    6,332 Sarin

    @Razor3278 thanks man :)

    +1 6.4 years ago
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    9,481 Razor3278

    @goboygo1 it was already drifting to the right even before I added the refueling probe. And damn, I forgot about the drag scale again.

    6.4 years ago
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    9,481 Razor3278

    @Texasfam04 it's alright, it's just internet points anyways
    @LiamW maybe because you have more points than me? Jk, atleast you can build cars lol
    @Sarin don't worry, you'll get better. Just don't give up!

    +1 6.4 years ago
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    9,481 Razor3278

    Dammit, 14 new upvotes
    I'm too lazy to tag everyone to thank them
    But thanks for the support anyways

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    6,332 Sarin

    If only my build is as good as this :(

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    11.3k LiamW

    How is it that I can spotlight this? This is way better than my stuff (other than the fact that it’s terrible at rockcrawling)

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    7,256 Roswell

    Kool!

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    15.3k Texasfam04

    Sorry, when scrolling down on my phone i hit the remove upvote button. I upvoted again. My apologies

    +1 6.4 years ago
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    28.3k goboygo1

    very nice, i believe the drifting to the right is caused by the slight asymmetry of the aircraft, such as the refueling probe. this can be fixed by changing the mass scale and drag scale to 0 on all non mirrored parts.

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    9,481 Razor3278

    @Phoza @yoshicraze thanks!

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    @mikoyanster @Rodrigo110 thanks!

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    @Texasfam04 thanks!

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    Very sleek design

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    9,481 Razor3278

    @Ephwurd thanks!

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    @grizzlitn @Mattangi2 @SledDriver thanks!

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    29.0k Mattangi2

    Damn son!
    Very nice

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    2,895 Liquidfox01

    @Razor3278 see now im worried!!! lol

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    9,481 Razor3278

    @Carbonfox1 don't worry, it flies juuuuuuussstttt fiiiiine....

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    2,895 Liquidfox01

    @Razor3278 i cant fly it til after work, but im sure its just fine...lol

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    9,481 Razor3278

    @JettStorm @Carbonfox1 @Griffinthedragon thanks!

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    @Tully2001 @F4f789 @Dimkal thanks!

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    9,481 Razor3278

    Holy hecc 6 updoots already

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    34.4k Dimkal

    Aircraft is within rules. Good luck!

    +1 6.4 years ago
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