The FV-4 Venus is a high speed, multi-role fighter aircraft
This aircraft has been made for the Stormworks National Airshow build challenge
History of this IRL and In-game aircraft:
The FV-4 Venus is named after a Venus Fly Trap, which is in conjunction with all of Alternative's fighters being named after a plant related subject. The FV-4 is based of the YF-23, Northrop's answer to the Advanced Tactical Fighter program. The YF-22 from Lockheed won this contract, and the YF-23 was never put into production. While the YF-22 was more agile and had more internal weapon surface area, the YF-23 had better stealth and speed.
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There are two versions of the YF-23. One is called the Gray Ghost and the other is the Black Widow. I've chosen use the the Black Widow variant as I was able to make it look better on such a small time slot. The Gray Ghost variant will be available later.
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The '4' in FV-4 stand for where on the timeline this aircraft was conjured up. This means that there is 3 other separate aircraft that I have yet to post. These will be coming out in the near future, with the FV-1 soon to be posted next. You can see their development on my discord.
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Around this time last year, I started working on the FV-1 Raphide. The FV-1 is a technologically advanced aircraft comparative to the FV-4 as it boasts HMDs, Datalink, better weapon systems, and more internal hardpoint space, making it a true multi-role fighter. It's nearly year long development by now paved the way for the FV-4 to happen in under 2 months.
Specification:
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Crew Capacity: 1 Pilot
Length: 2.25m (<-- Edit: That doesn't seem right)
Wingspan: 13.75m
Height: 2.25m
Height w/ Gear: 3.75m
Cost: $169,402 including hardpoint weapons
Mass: 57362 Units
Hardpoints: 9 Hardpoint in total. 3 of them are internal
Internal Gun: 2 Machines guns w/ 100 rounds each. Can be reloaded within cockpit
Speed: Top speed is around 500 m/s, can get to 550 m/s on a good day
Range: Estimated to be over 1000km at full speed (not tested)
Preformance Impact: Low-Mid Ranges
Features:
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- Fully automatic weapons bay. Can support 3 3x1 weapons or 1 3x3 weapon.
- Mouse fly control
- Precision guidance mode
- Fuel pylon support (very good)
- Internal bay fuel pylon support (also very good)
- Adaptive maneuverability based on aircraft speed
Documentation on the FV-4 may release in the future. Most of the thing you may want to know will found in the FV-1 documentation when that releases.
Credits:
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thatcoolcat1 - NNTC Gyro V2, Jet Engine Controller, AIM-9Xs boat load of menu micros
Klara - EHCS, HEVS heads-up display, Fuel Pylons
Space - AIM120 Drop Version
Kahstrom - General Radio (I'm an idiot, this is for a 3x1 screen. Will need to be changed)
- Do Not Re-upload This Creation Without My Permission -
For clarity, this aircraft is not an NNTC product.
If you want to see my other projects, or if you want to contact me, join the Alternative Industries SW discord server:
https://discord.gg/GJpjJ3bYER
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Anyways, have fun!
