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FG-12 Tigereye

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The FG-12 Tigereye was a fighter made my Malei

Development History

Made in 1958, the FG-12 Tigereye was made to answer the new air superiority fighter tender. It needs to reach supersonic,have a radar powerful enough to detect aircraft in range up to 20km,an all weather capable,and maneouverbility good enough to combat other fighters.

The FG-12 was fitted with 2×20mm cannons,it was also fitted with 2×Grey Ghost mk.2 heat seeking missile. The missile itself was an upgrade to the old Grey Ghost missile fitted on the late Cougar. It was also fitted with new M-2 Radar, a more powerful and bigger radar then the S-102 Dow. a single engine was fitted to powered the aircraft, giving it's top speed at around mach 1.5 at 20k feet.

History

The FG-12 Tigereye has a long history with Malei. Being it's main fighter in the 60s and was retired in 1990s. Over 1000 units was produced and some were still functional till this day.

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General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.742
  • Wing Loading 57.3lbs/ft2 (279.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 337.5ft2 (31.4m2)
  • Drag Points 2127

Parts

  • Number of Parts 85
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 519