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Leonardo F-11A Rondine

25.2k LeonardoEngineering  6.4 years ago

Leonardo Aeronautics F-11A "Rondine"

Scramble, Engage, Return to base, all this in less than 5 minutes...

We are proud to announce our first creation: the F-11A.
Born to satisfy the need for a Multirole, Fast, and Light Fighter that can be Mass Produced in big numbers, the Rondine (Swallow) is a perfect example of Engineering with a precise focus.

This Aircraft comes Stock armed with 2 AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile.

Performance:

  • Take-off weight
    Normal 3615 Kg
    Maximum 7000 Kg
  • Service Ceiling
    18 Km
  • Maximum Speed (With Afterburner) :
    Low Altitude flight 1200 Km/h
    High Altitude flight 1800 Km/h
  • Power Plant:
    Akula D.B. JT-1 8000 Kgf

Controls:

  • VTOL Slider to lower Flaps and Slats
  • Trim Slider to Trim the aircraft
  • G Key to raise and lower Landing gears
  • AG 1 to activate Afterburner
  • AG 3 to Jettinson ALL ARMAMENT
  • AG 4 to activate Braking Parachutes
  • AG 8 to Turn ON/OFF all Lights

Thank you for downloading, your feedback would be really appreciated!

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 7 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 29.4ft (8.9m)
  • Length 43.7ft (13.3m)
  • Height 13.9ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 7,539lbs (3,419kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 23.249
  • Wing Loading 9.0lbs/ft2 (43.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 840.0ft2 (78.0m2)
  • Drag Points 5309

Parts

  • Number of Parts 335
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 2,369
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    2,262 BasketKase

    Oh, ok!@LeonardoEngineering

    6.3 years ago
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    @Destroyer5713 actually it was designed on paper, and then converted to SP. I designed it all by myself, and it just takes inspiration from the main characteristics that a Light Fighter should have :)

    6.3 years ago
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    2,262 BasketKase

    I love your plane! Handles wonderfully! Would I be correct in saying it is a mix of F-16 and Mirage?@LeonardoEngineering

    +1 6.3 years ago
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    4,594 LotterCrafts

    @LeonardoEngineering Hey I have a brilliant idea for someone to make and you seem to be the right guy: a heavy bomber, b-52ish but with your design.

    +1 6.3 years ago
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    "Nice" plane and upvote count.

    +1 6.3 years ago
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    1,860 Marxcim

    I think I may need a guy to teach me how to edit the instruction lol

    +1 6.3 years ago
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    11.6k TDevil36

    Not bad! Keep up the good work :-) :-)

    +1 6.3 years ago
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    @lancelot3340 not really, just took the inspiration from many Modern "Light Fighters". It was born from a quick sketch at school actually :)

    6.4 years ago
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    12.2k lancelot3340

    very similar to the J/F-17 huh?

    +1 6.4 years ago
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    21.0k JessaLeih

    @newb @LeonardoEngineering

    The shaky wing is due to having the game set to low physics, medium to high physics should cancel out the problem, alternatively you can increase the aircraft's weight to mitigate this issue at low physics settings.


    Gorgeous build by the way, this is amazing.

    +2 6.4 years ago
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    @newb I don't know. Didn't think about that because never encountered that problem. Maybe just keep a slightly positive pitch while flying

    +1 6.4 years ago
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    565 newb

    How do you fix the shaky wing?

    +1 6.4 years ago
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    30.3k ChiChiWerx

    @LeonardoEngineering well, the weight reduction, specifically. You don’t need it plus it detracts from the realism. Most jets this size will weigh at least 20,000 lbs—or if you prefer, 9,072 kg. The T-50, which this seems to be modeled on grosses out at 27,300 lbs (12,300 kg). This one weighs less than a P-51. So, you didn’t need to go to a 9 lbs/sq ft wing loading. I do appreciate that you limited the horizontal stab movement to keep the pitch rate realistic, but part of the challenge of a jet like this is landing it and that’s more difficult with a realistic wing loading. If you were having a difficult time with CG, you could also move the engine’s CG forward—that’s where it is on real jets as the tail pipe and AB sections are far longer than in SP. But for that aspect and a bit of XML drag reduction which would help the very brisk acceleration, it’s a gorgeous build.

    6.4 years ago
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    48.9k Baldovino

    Very well done! (o dovrei dire "molto ben fatto"?)

    +2 6.4 years ago
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    @ChiChiWerx thank you! Why wouldn't you have employed them?

    6.4 years ago
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    30.3k ChiChiWerx

    Not bad for your points especially. I wouldn’t have employed some of the tricks you did, but not bad overall.

    +2 6.4 years ago
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    @LeonardoEngineering No problem lol

    +2 6.4 years ago
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    31.3k Mostly

    @LeonardoEngineering You would be surprised how much better you are than so many other people w/ your points

    +2 6.4 years ago
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    @LuciferOfPoland of course I will, thank you so much by the way!

    6.4 years ago
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    @Mostly thank you, but I don't deserve it 😊

    6.4 years ago
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    @Roswell Thanks!

    6.4 years ago
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    @BogdanX never had the same problem. It may be due to the rotators that allow the whole wing to bend and give it aeroelastic properites. Just keep a slight pitch up and it's all good. Thank you by the way 😊

    6.4 years ago
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    31.3k Mostly

    This has to be featured.

    +2 6.4 years ago
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    Honestly, great job. I hope you keep creating great creations such as this. Keep it up, dude.

    +2 6.4 years ago
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    7,256 Roswell

    Kool

    +2 6.4 years ago
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