Welcome to my new creation, this time: a bomber!
This week I tried to create a flying-wing heavy bomber, but I couldn't get it to fly properly and gave up. But then I changed my mind and worked on a variable-sweep heavy bomber based on the B-1 Lancer.
Going into detail: the Francastral isn't known for being very pretty; in fact, it stands out quite a bit for its somewhat funny design, but I managed to work well on it and make an effective bomber for its task. The only things I didn't like were the bomb bay doors, which took a while to make and looked a bit odd, but luckily they don't affect the aircraft's aerodynamics.
Details: it can carry the good amount of 36 "Boom 25" bombs in its bomb bay, and for self-defense, it has some chaff and flares in the rear.
AG1 to 3: drop 1 group of bombs (×12, ×12 and ×12)
AG 6: Drag chute
AG:7 Open the bomb bay (lowing VTOL)
AG8: While activated you can controll the wing's sweep (also lowering VTOL)
Thanks for al the support i received this days and i wish luck to all of you!
Note: Do you like the presentation thumbnails? :)
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 98.2ft (29.9m)
- Length 81.7ft (24.9m)
- Height 21.6ft (6.6m)
- Empty Weight 33,861lbs (15,359kg)
- Loaded Weight 58,712lbs (26,631kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.722
- Wing Loading 61.7lbs/ft2 (301.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 952.3ft2 (88.5m2)
- Drag Points 4907
Parts
- Number of Parts 149
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 1,205