Wing Commander F-44 Rapier II

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Here's another Wing Commander-based craft that was considered the workhorse of the Confederation. The F-44 Rapier II.

There are two variants of the Rapier II. A Tiger's Claw version and a Concordia version. The Tiger's Claw version has less parts than its Concordia counterpart. I had to find a way to place the engines in the right place so the thrust is aligned with the center of mass and lift. As for the Concordia version, I found out the hard way that I shouldn't have tail surfaces with moving parts set diagonally since it'll mess up the flying... I also put an extra cockpit section so it could match the length of the canopy I saw in the design.

Tiger's Claw version:

This one eventually hit Mach 4...

Concordia version:

Here are the craft files.

Tiger's Claw version: http://www./download/hqo1d4aex333b96/Rapier_II_Tiger's_Claw.craft

Concordia version: http://www./download/mvqxu5y44bisew5/Rapier_II_Concordia.craft