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Lockheed B-71 Mamba

64 cheese99  6.3 years ago

The Lockheed B-71 Mamba, named after the incredibly fast and deadly snake, is my second fully original aircraft. The design was inspired by that of zzzzhhhqq's Boeing 2707-100 2.0. Credit for the Dolos missiles (the zebra-stripey objects at the tips of the front canards) goes to EliteArsenals24. It requires six mods: Joco80 and Cadin's Armor, Cadin's Laser Designator, Cadin's Compound Missile Mod, WNP78's Nukes, WNP78's Minimap with screen, and MOPCKOEDNISHE's Soviet weapon pack. I have listed some specifications and controls below.

Weapons: 2 high-yield nuclear missiles (fire as Cleavers, AG5), 2 low-yield nuclear missiles (fire as Cleavers, AG6), 12 Earthbreaker missiles (fire as Guardians), 12 Cleavers (nothing else attached), 2 Dolos missiles (fire by holding down missile trigger with weapons system set to Infernos), 84 S-8 rocket pods, 1 high-yield nuclear gravity bomb, 13 Boom 50s, 12 Boom 25s, 12 torpedoes, 6 miniguns, 34 rayguns.

Pitch/roll/yaw: Normal.
VTOL: Reverse thrust (engine hidden inside fuselage).
Trim: Map zoom (Minimap only visible in Cockpit view).
Gear: Normal.
Brakes/airbrakes: Normal.

AG1-3: Countermeasure groups. I have separated the countermeasures into three separate groups so they last longer (activate 1 until those run out, then 2, etc.)
AG4: Afterburner (engine hidden inside fuselage; doubles total thrust).
AG5: High-yield nuclear missiles.
AG6: Low-yield nuclear missiles.
AG7: Laser designator.
AG8: Cleavers.
Top speed (with afterburner): 1300 MPH at low altitude, >1900 MPH at high altitude.

Tips: High quality settings tend to make this plane very laggy. When you use the high-yield nukes (bomb or missile), make sure you get away from where you're aiming them as quickly as you can. (Be careful not to get too close to the low-yield nukes, either). One of them will sink the entire Skypark City fleet or knock down all of the wind turbines on Maywar. If you crash on Krakabloa, the force of the explosion will knock down both bridges and blow any nearby airplanes out of the sky, as well as catapulting the cockpit away at 800,000 MPH. If you're attacking a ground target, it's usually easier to do so at less than full speed. A well-aimed Earthbreaker can take out an entire convoy; low-yield nukes will also work for that purpose. Don't pitch too aggressively while rolled or you will found yourself losing control. The Dolos missiles are good for getting past the countermeasures at the Snowstone missile base.

Images (if they don't work refresh the page):
On the ground at Yeager
Speeding away from a nuclear blast
Firing guns at nothing in particular
I hope there's nobody on the ship
Deploying countermeasures over Snowstone
Destroying a bridge with rockets

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 204.1ft (62.2m)
  • Length 173.1ft (52.8m)
  • Height 40.9ft (12.5m)
  • Empty Weight 118,823lbs (53,897kg)
  • Loaded Weight 118,823lbs (53,897kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 5.957
  • Wing Loading 23.0lbs/ft2 (112.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 5,163.3ft2 (479.7m2)
  • Drag Points 27184

Parts

  • Number of Parts 575
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 4,256

Required Mods

  • Armor by Joco80
    Version 5.3 (3/10/2017 1:19:13 AM)
  • Nukes by WNP78
    Version 1.0 (10/8/2017 6:32:04 PM)
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  • Soviet_weapon_pack by MOPCKOE_DNISHE
    Version 0.2 (6/10/2018 1:53:28 PM)
  • Compound Missile Mod by Cadin
    Version 2.1 (1/25/2017 9:54:33 PM)
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  • Laser Designator by WNP78
    Version 1.0 (10/31/2016 11:34:52 AM)
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  • Minimap with screen by WNP78
    Version 1.0 (8/21/2016 7:01:26 PM)
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