Copy with no attribution of @kellyJ's P-3 Orion. Inferior landing capability (this one cannot do a tricycle touchdown like the original) also lower speed & armament capability.
Intake shape and wing/ fuselage leading portions are decent replication, and this monster flys! Funny thing about this Mig's cockpit: it was hard to even see it, but one couldn't miss the long analog radome in front.
Relocatiing intakes does give about 20 mph more in speed. This thin donut design will always kick the nose up when more power is applied! Glad you liked the baseline.
See the version I just posted - fully airborne land & sea. I did a redesign. You concept is a challenge for me, since VTOL uses inherently unstable thrust vectoring under manual control.
@Boggartbob If the shape was square like a brick, VTOL nozzels would lift it, RCS would do pitch and roll, and the engines would have to go...IMHO. I've posted an experimental solution that flys well with skilled-use of controls: Boggart Bob's Sled.
Just a suggestion, try converting the bombs into retractable gear pods also retract front gear, it should fly without the limits you note. I like this design!
IMHO, the solid baseline body supports external/internal munitions rather agility. The real F22 dogfights like a P-51 at subsonic, with supersonic cruise a tad faster than this model.
A great, original approach for a next generation tactical fighter/bomber, this basic configuration handles potential bombing runs but needs extreme agility for the air-to-air role.
Copy with no attribution of @kellyJ's P-3 Orion. Inferior landing capability (this one cannot do a tricycle touchdown like the original) also lower speed & armament capability.
Great wing design! Will climb to 75,000 feet, at 40,000 feet a level 1100 MPH speed inflight.
While different in design from the Superhornet, this model is agile, performs full loops and rolls!
Solid performance and construction.
Great job on this classic front-line fighter!
A Good shuttle; needs some dampening in roll.
Good aero model! Again, though, if I used this popular type of launch, many a/c will hit these speeds.
@Boggartbob Check out my UFO Area51. Not my fastest plane, yet an 1000 mph BIG Round donut.
About 1,260 level flight, good for it's size!
Intake shape and wing/ fuselage leading portions are decent replication, and this monster flys! Funny thing about this Mig's cockpit: it was hard to even see it, but one couldn't miss the long analog radome in front.
Relocatiing intakes does give about 20 mph more in speed. This thin donut design will always kick the nose up when more power is applied! Glad you liked the baseline.
See the version I just posted - fully airborne land & sea. I did a redesign. You concept is a challenge for me, since VTOL uses inherently unstable thrust vectoring under manual control.
@Boggartbob If the shape was square like a brick, VTOL nozzels would lift it, RCS would do pitch and roll, and the engines would have to go...IMHO. I've posted an experimental solution that flys well with skilled-use of controls: Boggart Bob's Sled.
@BeryllCorp yeah I see many repaints of my own planes, too. Some reviewers give stars on appearance, only, but this one also flew well!
Awsome dragon, decent handling!
Great detail, appearance!
Good paint!
Nice integration, good handling, over 700 mph level speed!
4 engines seems to create similar speeds on SimplePlanes. Flight might smooth out with smaller tails, less pitch.
Well-built fuselage.
OK, a re-winged Raptor fuselage., looks nice, needs less pitch & roll.
Beautiful construction.
Well balanced, a beauty!
Clever use of aerodynamics! Though, I've used that front wheel arrangement and am usure how sim applies drag in-flight.
Looks great, performs well, fun to test!
Flys better than it looks!
Fast! Interesting, and common approach trade off of power vs fuel. More fuel could have you cruising at 25,000 feet even faster maybe?
Well-balanced missiles. In this case, the're faster than the a/c.
Plane handles much better after ordinance release.
Plane handles much better after ordinance release.
Great looks & payload capability.
Take offs need to be at less than full power, but once in the air I could carve through canyons with it!
Amazing looks! And, flys well on my Air tablet mobile.
Good work in progress! Those wheels could be converted into retractable without design compromise.
Just a suggestion, try converting the bombs into retractable gear pods also retract front gear, it should fly without the limits you note. I like this design!
Fun! Great work & push-pull props.
I like it! The inverted yaw inverse dihedral works quite well, here. Stable flight, here.
@ABC123 This beauty always fell apart on my tablet (maybe a glitch), so I tweaked it to get it airborn. Checkout TRON: Legacy Saber2.
Lot of work, looks great!
Proof that even a brick can be made to fly. Fun!
IMHO, the solid baseline body supports external/internal munitions rather agility. The real F22 dogfights like a P-51 at subsonic, with supersonic cruise a tad faster than this model.
Aileron roll kind is not too predictable, but yes it flys!
Lot of work here!
Takes off quicker, keep working on center of lift & mass.
A great, original approach for a next generation tactical fighter/bomber, this basic configuration handles potential bombing runs but needs extreme agility for the air-to-air role.
For the creative design.
A behemoth but it flys!
Creative! Large, slow cargo ship, futuristic.
@ARoss100 liked it; see the tweaks I did to boost speed & fuel at ARoss100-Space Intecepter2
Good job! For the history buffs, President Eisenhower's Air Force One was the Constellation VC-121 Columbine III.