NationStates Jolt Archive


OOC: Time for criticism! (Review of Aircraft)

Anagonia
26-09-2005, 16:51
Alright people, I want you to pound me, to scold me, to rip me apart in to a thousand pieces (mentally speaking)! I want you to review the following and tell me EVERYTHING thats wrong, even ask me to explain my sorry self for having it there.

I KNOW you can do this! Yes you can! Bring it on!

(But no nukes, I'm the guy with the Nukes, not you! lol)

Anyway, review at your best, and worst, and gimmie all ya got.

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XF-200 Super Starfighter
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/airdef/f-104-star_d1.gif

Manufacturer
Anagonian Air Defense Industries
Designation
Advanced Fighter/Bomber
Version
A / First

Crew
One / Pilot

Length
58 feet 10 inches
Height
15 feet 2 inches
Wingspan
28 feet 9 inches

Empty Weight
18,082 lbs
Max Weight
30,779 lbs

No. of Engines
One
Powerplant
Mark 5 Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Jet Combustion Engine
Thrust
20,000 to 32,000 lbs
Cruise Speed
554 mph
Max Speed
1,875 mph (Mach 2.5-plus) at 35,000 ft.
Climb Rate
55,240 feet per minute
Ceiling
62,920 ft

Sensors
Type I Microwave Active/Passive Radar System

Guns
Modified M-61 Vulcan 20mm cannon
Armament
8,000 lbs of bombs under the wings
Two Sidewinder missiles on tips
Variation Varies

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Gimmie all ya got! Tell me now, am I a n00b @$$ loser?! Am I?! Com'on, is this legal! Surely there's someone out there! Com'on Veterans of NS, you know the drill! Push my face in the dirt and kick my sorry butt back to n00b school!.........

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*shrugs* Basically, tell me whats wrong. :)
Athiesism
26-09-2005, 17:04
It actually looks pretty good. Just fit it with radar, jammers, and long-range missiles. The sidewinder only has an effective range of about 5 miles, but the AMRAAM has an effective range from 10-20 miles and a max range of 60 or so miles.
Anagonia
26-09-2005, 17:22
It actually looks pretty good. Just fit it with radar, jammers, and long-range missiles. The sidewinder only has an effective range of about 5 miles, but the AMRAAM has an effective range from 10-20 miles and a max range of 60 or so miles.

Thanks.

I use Microwave Radar for my ships and fighters, specifically because Microwaves go through things the last time I heard. So, its not entirely impossible for burst of Microwaves to pick up objects.

I placed variation varies to say that I will use many types of missiles, so, you know.

Anywho, thanks for the comments and techie stuff Athiesism. I've open the door for critism and I'm waiting for the big guy's to walk in. XD

*shivers* It's gonna be a bash fest....at least I hope it is, I'd like to correct some of my tech O.o Its been a lllloooonnnggg time since I done that. And this fighter has been around for a lllllooooonnnnggg time,and its specifically why I want to get opinions to see if its well worth the keep.
Athiesism
26-09-2005, 17:32
Are you basing this fighter off the 1960s era Starfigher plane? Get something more manueverable. It dosen't have to be fast at all, just maneuverable.

By the way, you forgot to put up the range. Most fighters have a max range of 1,000-2,000 miles, but that's only flying slow with fuel tanks and no weapons. A combat round-trip is usually about 500 miles.
Anagonia
26-09-2005, 17:43
Are you basing this fighter off the 1960s era Starfigher plane? Get something more manueverable. It dosen't have to be fast at all, just maneuverable.

By the way, you forgot to put up the range. Most fighters have a max range of 1,000-2,000 miles, but that's only flying slow with fuel tanks and no weapons. A combat round-trip is usually about 500 miles.

I mainly use this design for space combat, and thats why I based it off a 1960's era fighter. It's not too bulky, and I would bet it could turn on a dime when you use manuvering jets.

Yes, I will put up the range, once I calculate how much the frakkin powerplant consumes in energy.

However, for Planetary combat I use MT Fighters, so basically this is designed for SPACE COMBAT. I need to put that up there...

Overall, I believe I would need to modify it completely to use it for space combat, and not leave things on it that belong in the Skies above planets.

Right now, I'm trying to get everyones opinion on it for the specific reason that I may indeed create another Starfighter for my own purposes.
Anagonia
26-09-2005, 17:51
Wait...it say's "Starfighter".....so that should signal something.

Anyway....