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McDonnell Douglas XA-471

357 Jwam01  2.2 years ago

In 1963, a USAF engineer named Fritz Braun came up with the idea of a single passanger jet engine on an attack aircraft. He managed to get a contract in 1964 by McDonnell Douglas after sketching out a rough design and showing it. The first XA-471 was a prototype more commonly known as the YA-471. It used a scrapped DC-8 engine and was able to go faster than most fighters at the time. Disaster struck in 1964 when the second XA-471 had a bird strike shortly after take off. The Pilot, James Mosbey, and Co Pilot, Max Mayberry died after a collision with the ground at mach 0.7. The project was cancelled and the remaining YA-471 was scrapped but maybe you will be a better pilot than James and Max. Controls: AG1: Release Missiles AG2: Release bombs AG3: Landing hook AG8: Engine Thank you for reading through this story I made and, if you do, downloading. It really means alot!

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 35.5ft (10.8m)
  • Length 30.4ft (9.3m)
  • Height 9.1ft (2.8m)
  • Empty Weight 17,372lbs (7,880kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,812lbs (8,533kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.583
  • Wing Loading 117.1lbs/ft2 (571.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 160.7ft2 (14.9m2)
  • Drag Points 5034

Parts

  • Number of Parts 64
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 508