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Lightning Stryke Industries' Newest Prototype Revealed!

Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 06:07
(Do to my other thread on this being highjacked pretty much I've decided to make a new one. With that, I know already that this picture's possibly been used countless times. With that, anyone that comes in here, I ask that you tell me what you think, what tweaks should be done to make it more realistic and the sort. Or simply helpful comments. I know it's not perfect, thus i come to you people.)

Engineers have been working countless hours for the past few years to design and construct Neo-Soviet Russia's next generation of fighters. What has come from this is the is the XF-07 Horror.

http://img21.photobucket.com/albums/v62/Ramza357/VF11fighter.gif

The second of Lightning Stryke Industries aircraft, the Horror is taking a step back towards the conventional. This elegant beast is incorporating a number of technologies from the Duelist as well as introducing a few of its own systems. Structurally, the Horror is a rugged, simple plane. Numerous hatches cover this aircraft's body, making repairs easy on the ground crews. The engineers of LSI have also orchastrated a dual air intake system. Working with underside air intakes, the engines have two small intakes atop. These can either direct to the main engines, or to two tiny thrust ports a few feet down. A section of the wings also have the ability to sweep foward or back, like that of the old Su-20 Fitter, to help with speed and manuverability. Inside the cockpit things have been simplified. Gauges and dials have been cut to a minimum, LCDs now dotting the dash. Another feature new to this fighter is the lack of the small HUD screen. Instead of the simple clear slab, images are applied to the foward part of the canopy via lasers built into top of the dash. Defense wise, other then the already known systems, a new system is being introduced. Labled the DDS, the Deployable Decoy System incorporates two shallow bays on the sides of the aircraft near the engine. Inside each bay there is a aerodynamic yet incredibly radar reflective decoy, as well as a cable about one hundred feet long. These decoys have the ability to jam incoming weapons or instead simply making themselves targets instead of the host aircraft. Another defensive measure, though one being incorporated by more adn more aircraft, is the stealth characteristics of ths aircraft. The simple, smooth edges and lines, mixed with composite materials lend their help to this aircraft as well. The Horror is expected to be the frontline fighter for the USSNSR Air Corps for years to come.

Function: Air Superiority Fighter
Crew: 1
Length: 49.62 ft/ 15.51 m
Height: 15.39 ft/ 4.81 m
Wingspan: 35.84 ft/ 11.20 m
Empty Weight: 17,600
Armament Weight: 16,000
Internal Fuel: 15,420
Ceiling: 50,000 ft
Max Speed: Mach 2.68
Range: 1,954
Armament:
Two LSAG 20mm multibarrel mgs w/ 700 rounds each
9 external hardpoints for an array of missiles/rockets/pods
Systems:
Helmet Mounted Display
Pheonixius Defense Measures
Pheonixius Advanced All Points Radar
LSI Deployable Decoy System
3d Thrust Vectoring
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 06:45
(bump for help)
Farfetched prospect
03-04-2004, 06:47
I see you decided to remove it's previous name
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 06:48
Said I'd remove it later tonight...any suggestions on the plane itself?
Farfetched prospect
03-04-2004, 06:49
Is it capable of a "Cobra" airtactic?
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 06:51
3d thrust vectoring, canards, small thrust ports near the end......I'd beleive so.
Farfetched prospect
03-04-2004, 06:53
how much for 1?
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 07:24
The aircraft is still in the testing phase*. After that, production is to begin for the USSNSR Air Corp, after a period, it shall then be available to other nations.

*=(OOC: Partly to make sure I get this right, thus the help of you people)
_Taiwan
03-04-2004, 07:26
Supercruise at Mach 2.3? What year are you in?
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 07:27
Modern...about 2010. is 2.3 really that high?

I'll have to tweak it...
_Taiwan
03-04-2004, 07:30
Yes, perhaps a delta wing might help.
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 07:32
Any other things that catch your eye, that might need to be fixed? Also, what then would you suggest as the cruise? For an idea...

*nods*
Farfetched prospect
03-04-2004, 07:33
try a YF-23 wing concept.....
_Taiwan
03-04-2004, 07:39
2.0?
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 08:43
2.0? Alright. Guessing you dont see anything else majorly wrong with it?
Clan Smoke Jaguar
03-04-2004, 08:46
2.0? Alright. Guessing you dont see anything else majorly wrong with it?
2.0 is still too high.
Even by 2010, it will almost certainly not be possible to obtain even Mach 2 with a low-bypass turbofan. In fact, the aircraft that use that engine type generally can't even attain speeds of Mach 2, let alone cruise at it.
Note that a low-bypass turbofan is what makes supercruise possible. It is optimized for supersonic cruising, but takes a serious drop (25-40%) in maximum speed compared to a high-bypass turbofan, which equips all Mach 2-plus aircraft.
The fact that it uses external hard points exclusively, as opposed to an internal weapons bay, will also reduce speed slightly.
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 08:49
Hmmm...maybe I should simply not have supercruise....

You've any websites off hand for me to look at about engines and the sort?
Clan Smoke Jaguar
03-04-2004, 09:05
Hmmm...maybe I should simply not have supercruise....

You've any websites off hand for me to look at about engines and the sort?
I don't have any really good links for that (most barely touch on the differences between low and high-bypass turbofans). Most of my information is in books.
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 09:09
Hmm...damn...

I'ma have to try and find something out about these engines. Wonder a little, though i know it's pretty doubtful, if it'd be at all possible to have an engine able to shift from high to low.
Clan Smoke Jaguar
03-04-2004, 09:18
Hmm...damn...

I'ma have to try and find something out about these engines. Wonder a little, though i know it's pretty doubtful, if it'd be at all possible to have an engine able to shift from high to low.
I'm afraid not. They're in a similar class in how they operate, but in design they are quite different, and would be mutually exclusive.
Neo-Soviet Russia
03-04-2004, 09:22
Oi...lovely...thank you.
Neo-Soviet Russia
04-04-2004, 06:56
(Bump)