Rk-10 Kobra Air Superiority Fighter

[He_162]

RK10 KOBRA

Heinkel's latest and greatest fighter jets, I suggest using BDArmory to outfit this beast with some weapons!

http://imgur.com/a/hJYFC

 

This is my latest, and greatest, as usual! I usually do an Rk- or He- series aircraft once per month, but I've been sparse lately, so I thought I might make something that both looks great, performs great, and is also hard to get used to, so here it is!

 

 

It turns just quick enough that you can overcompensate, making it slightly challenging to fly, but also not so much that it isn't enjoyable, so.. enjoy!

 

I bet you didn't notice that it has no elevators and uses thrust vectoring for pitch control.

-Sidenotes-

It uses 4 engines instead of 2 (they are clipped) so that it can achieve a 1.0+ t/w without afterburner.

The second control group deploys forward flaps for better stall control.

The ejection seat is not 100% failure proof, it seems to have an issue with something, and I havn't figured out what yet, so be careful with it.

 

Let me know what you guys think!

Edited August 24, 2016 by He_162

[Rath]

This is cool

[Rath]

PS: how do you get leading edge flaps to work well?  Whenever I try them, the plane just crashes.  Facing either up or down.

[He_162]

12 hours ago, Rath said:

PS: how do you get leading edge flaps to work well?  Whenever I try them, the plane just crashes.  Facing either up or down.

They activate when you hit action group 2.

 

They help by changing aerodynamics in stock KSP, and the way mine are set up, they increase the amount of lift / drag on the leading edge of the wing, and force the nose up more, so this allows easier landings, and better control at low airspeeds.

Fun fact:

The design for the body was complete, and I messed around with the wings for 2 months before coming to this final design, and I was working on something much bigger... a 6000 ton lifter.

 

Thanks for all the support guys! It means a lot! I have school now, so don't expect much from that huge 6000 ton lifter for a while, I have almost no time nowadays.

[Rath]

Yeah, but evrey time I try them, it results in a signifigant lack of non-explosions.  Teach me your magic

[He_162]

1 hour ago, Rath said:

Yeah, but evrey time I try them, it results in a signifigant lack of non-explosions.  Teach me your magic

Well, practice! Try things! Don't be afraid to experiment!