TN#30,1st Counter Insurgency Squadron, Alunsine People's Air Force

The GAU-8 Avenger was not for export. So we had to improvise.

This was an older livery. I removed the mountain art.

Armed with two Bushmaster III 50mm guns instead, the Kanlaon is a mean tankbusting machine. It is also equipped with a FLIR ball to designate targets for the proprietary BLU-90 laser guided thermobaric bomb. (trust me, the bomb is just a barrel full of fertilizer)

The aircraft can actually carry more than 8 tons of weaponry. This loadout is only 4.5 tons (as specified by the Counter-Terrorist challenge). There can also be 4 30mm wing guns, but is removed.

The large fuselage behind the pilot contains the fuel tank, and 100 explosive shells weighing at 1500 grams. (The shells are also proprietary, it's an armor piercing, late detonation (APLD) incendiary round.)

The aircraft is 10% larger than the IA-58 Pucará, but is 50% heavier, fully laden.

The aircraft is also capable of carrier operations.

Controls:

AG1 - Start Engine #1
AG2 - Start Engine #2
AG3 - Drop all bombs (leaves the missiles behind)
AG5 - Arresting Hook
AG6 - Roll Leveling
AG7 - Pitch Leveling
Trim - Trim Adjust
VTOL Down - Flaps

Specifications:

Powerplant:

2x Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-68, 3208 hp total

Hartzell 5-blade variable pitch propeller, 110 inches

Significant Speeds

Min. Takeoff Speed: 110 knots TAS
Recommended landing speed: 120-135 knots TAS
Top speed: 345 knots TAS
Stall speed (fully loaded): 100 knots TAS

Creator's note: I know it's borderline unrealistic, yes the yaw is affected when firing the cannon. Also, for some reason my laptop's been acting up lately, I would have added more detail but the unbearable 2fps framerate is disappointing. I'll have to get a new laptop.

One more thing. This will probably be my last build. I will start working within this month.

Happy Flying!

—Beefy