Ooh ! I want one. Wonder how long before we get one for the sim ?

 Sue

Hmm... we should start a campaign. Hit them with a major leaflet campaign. Raise money for our endeavours with a coffee morning and sponsored lawn mowing. We could fly over the headquarters of the major developers with banners. 

They'd probably make some excuse like... "the sim doesn't model tail rotors that point the wrong way. 😞

Edited February 6, 20215 yr by martin-w

All it took was pointing the tail rotor backwards and adding a counter rotating top rotor. 240 knots and a range of 310 nautical miles. Not bad at all. In fact revolutionary. 

 

General characteristics

• Crew: 0–2 pilots
• Capacity: 6 troops
• Length: 35 ft (11 m)
• Gross weight: 8,945 lb (4,057 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 11,000 lb (4,990 kg) ^[38]
• Powerplant: 1 × General Electric YT706 , 2,600 shp (1,900 kW)
• Main rotor diameter: 1 (2 coaxial)× 34 ft (10 m)
• Propellers: 1 x 6-bladed variable-pitch, clutchable pusher propeller (7 ft (2.1 m) diameter)

Performance

• Cruise speed: 250 mph (410 km/h, 220 kn) ^[38] (with external weapons)^[11]
• Never exceed speed: 280 mph (440 km/h, 240 kn) ^[38]
• Range: 350 mi (570 km, 310 nmi)
• Endurance: 2 h 40 min
• Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,000 m) at 95 °F (35 °C)

Armament

• Guns: .50 cal gun with 500 rounds
• Rockets: 7-shot rocket pod(s)

 

 

 

 

Edited February 8, 20215 yr by martin-w

On 2/6/2021 at 6:28 PM, Penzoil3 said:

Ooh ! I want one.

Sue, I'll fly with you until I can afford one myself. Nice post, Martin! gg

The nose section on the Defiant looks pretty lethal. You can see the aerodynamicists have been to work on that design.

1 minute ago, aldridgem said:

The nose section on the Defiant looks pretty lethal. You can see the aerodynamicists have been to work on that design.

 

Pointy and lethal Mark. 😀