P0stal Heavy Industries - Aerospace Division

[p0stal b0b]

P0stal Heavy Industries is proud to present the release of it\'s Aerospace Division\'s latest groundbreaking (we only broke it once, honest) achievement - the PHI series of military aircraft. Designed & manufactured to the tightest tolerances (keep pushing, it\'ll fit!) and with today\'s aerial warfare requirements & mission profiles in mind, the PHI series represents a remarkable leap in aerospace technology.

First in the series is the PHI-.5, also known as the 'Little Bird', 'The Smallest Plane', & 'I am NOT Getting In That Thing'.

Designed for fast local reconnaissance, short-range point interception, & drinking games, the PHI-.5 is small, fast & maneuverable, while still being relatively stable. It may have a slight aversion to negative-aspect maneuvers, but it\'s still easily landable while over the legal limit.

Next up is the PHI-16, the 'Phiting Phalkon'. (This is what happens when you let the boffins pick the name...)

A fast & highly maneuverable (once ordnance is jettisoned, at least) attack aircraft, the PHI-16 is the solution to today\'s multi-role fighter requirements. Capable of carrying an astonishing array of harmful devices, the PHI-16 in it\'s standard loadout carries 2x Slidewinder Air-to-Anything missiles, 6x Blue42 Not-Very-Smart Bombs, & 2 jettisonable railguns with 4 rounds apiece. Also included is our proprietary launch-aid mechanism* for getting all that good stuff off the ground.

*P0stal Heavy Industries takes no responsibility for accidents occuring during interrupted takeoff sequences.

Last in the lineup is the PHI-?, the biggest number we could find.

A massive flying-wing design, the PHI-? is capable of carry truly obscene amounts of ordnance a truly astonishing distance. Exceptionally maneuverable for such a large aircraft, the PHI-? is also capable of taking enormous damage from friend, foe or pilot & still returning home from a mission in an acceptably small number of pieces. In it\'s standard loadout, the PHI-? can carry an awe-inspiring 37x Not-Very-Smart Bombs, for those occasions when you absolutely, positively, have to shut up the neighbours dog. And anything else within a Very Large Radius. A second up-powered variant mounts 2x liquid-fueled Tommyhawk Cruz Missiles, capable of sustained powered flight (activate missile engines, set throttle to 2/3rds, point upwards 35degrees, launch). These can also be used as target drones for games of aerial chicken.

Thanks you ladies & gentlekerbs for your attention, refreshments will now be served.

(All aircraft have a plain variant that should only require stock & C7 parts, armed variants will also require Captain Slug\'s explosive bolt, Jaanus\'s dumb bomb, & the JellyCubes Railgun & Wasp missile.)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70627/KSP/Ships/PHI-.5_The_Smallest_Plane.craft

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70627/KSP/Ships/PHI-16.craft

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70627/KSP/Ships/PHI-16_Armed.craft

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70627/KSP/Ships/PHI-Infinity_Flying_Wing.craft

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70627/KSP/Ships/PHI-Infinity_Flying_Wing_Armed.craft

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/70627/KSP/Ships/PHI-Infinity_Flying_Wing_CruiseMissile.craft

[Tim_Barrett]

Might aswell paint a target on that PHI

[p0stal b0b]

Might aswell paint a target on that PHI

You mean the flying wing? It can take it, man.

I\'ve actually launched the drones, then purposely crashed into one of them (trickier than it sounds), just to see if I could land afterwards.

I could.

[Tim_Barrett]

You mean the flying wing? It can take it, man.

I\'ve actually launched the drones, then purposely crashed into one of them (trickier than it sounds), just to see if I could land afterwards.

I could.

Yea I\'m sure it has more than enough lift to fly with a quarter of the pieces, but one shot to the center and that thing falls out of the sky spectacularly.

[p0stal b0b]

Yea I\'m sure it has more than enough lift to fly with a quarter of the pieces, but one shot to the center and that thing falls out of the sky spectacularly.

I should think that would apply to pretty much anything built in this game.

If you download & fly the basic version of the PHI-?, I think you\'ll find it has enough maneuverability to avoid being hit by pretty much anything.