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[PEA]Yakovlev Yak-38

18.9k SuperSuperTheSylph  11 months ago

Part Efficient Aircrafts!

also my first VTOL aircraft

The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Russian: ??????? ??-38; NATO reporting name: "Forger") was Soviet Naval Aviation's only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft. It was developed specifically for, and served almost exclusively on, the Kiev-class aircraft carriers (heavy aviation cruiser in Russian classification).

Controls:

CTOL

-Standard SP controls

VTOL

VTOL- lowers the nozzles
AG1- gyroscope for stable takeoff
Pitch- fwd/bckwrd
[Roll]- roll left or right,although gyro limits that
[Yaw]-turn around if the speed is pretty low
[]use together for better turning

Takeoff/Landing procedure:

Takeoff:
-Lower VTOL ALL THE WAY DOWN and turn on AG1
-Throttle to 100%
-When you are enough high,close the landing gear,push VTOL forward a bit to start accelerating and SLOWLY move it to the normal position while pitching upwards(because the aircraft will drop down if you do not)
-Turn off AG1
-Yay you are flying now :)

Landing:
-Either land it normally or:
-Push VTOL all the way down and turn to slow down
-When you are slow enough,turn on AG1 and control yourself to be in position with the landing strip
-Lower the throttle a bit to drop down
-Profit

Weapons:
2x UPK-23 gunpods with GSh-23 23mm cannons
2x R-60M heat seeking missiles

Other variants:
Anyakovlev Yak-38 "Forger"

Notes:
-The aircraft is kinda hard to land since it does not have an airbrake.
-Also it does not even have countermeasures.
-Trim is required to level the aircraft.
-I added 2 hidden wings up in front because it maneuvered like a brick,bringing a total number to 7 wings.

Have fun,as always :D

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 23.9ft (7.3m)
  • Length 54.3ft (16.6m)
  • Height 16.0ft (4.9m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 10,946lbs (4,965kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.077
  • Wing Loading 66.0lbs/ft2 (322.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 165.8ft2 (15.4m2)
  • Drag Points 947

Parts

  • Number of Parts 68
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 344