-=Rk=- industries RK12 Mach 5 fighter interceptor

[He_162]

-=Rk=-

RK-12 fighter interceptor

Mach 5

Who needs to be maneuverable or stealthy when they can't even hope their missiles will gain ground on you?

https://kerbalx.com/He_162/Rk12

Mach 4! (Don't go to mach 5 unless you are above 14,500m, have the radiator enabled, and have a kerbal who is less than 100% stupid.

*warranty void if kerbal surpasses mach 5 whilst in the cockpit below 16,000m.

*warranty void if vehicle surpasses mach 5.15

*warranty void if training wheels detonated below mach 1 or before craft leaves runway

Edited May 8, 2017 by He_162

[CairoJack]

It looks awesome, but how can intercept other planes with such a high speed ?

[Heckspress]

1 hour ago, CairoJack said:

It looks awesome, but how can intercept other planes with such a high speed ?

by crashing into them

[Matuchkin]

3 hours ago, Heckspress said:

by crashing into them

Or by flying past them. 

[He_162]

7 hours ago, CairoJack said:

It looks awesome, but how can intercept other planes with such a high speed ?

It's got an airbreak, and it can drop missiles before they fire, I'd be willing to bet they wouldn't even need to have an engine to maneuver into a fighter at that speed.

6 hours ago, Heckspress said:

by crashing into them

That would be a waste of such a nice aircraft! Of course flying at that speed it may just survive.

3 hours ago, Matuchkin said:

Or by flying past them. 

That's not intercepting, that's racing!

[Matuchkin]

7 hours ago, He_162 said:

That's not intercepting, that's racing!

I'm quite sure that the bow-shock from flying at mach 5 would be powerful enough to bring a small plane down when flying past.

[Hodo]

3 hours ago, Matuchkin said:

I'm quite sure that the bow-shock from flying at mach 5 would be powerful enough to bring a small plane down when flying past.

It would have to pass REAL close.  

And does it carry ANY weapons?   Because I doubt most missiles will survive those speeds.   

[MiffedStarfish]

Looks nice, but I think I have detected a small flaw in the plane. It appears to be lacking 2/3rds of its wings.  

[He_162]

9 hours ago, Hodo said:

It would have to pass REAL close.  

And does it carry ANY weapons?   Because I doubt most missiles will survive those speeds.   

I have put two small rockets on the ends of the wings and made it to mach 5 at 14,700m, fired them successfully, and guided them to a target at 20,000m, as well as sea level, keeping at least mach 3, and making direct hits.

8 hours ago, MiffedStarfish said:

Looks nice, but I think I have detected a small flaw in the plane. It appears to be lacking 2/3rds of its wings.  

More wings = more drag = less speed = lower top speed

Less wings = less drag = more speed = faster, better plane!