Your Nation's Air Force [MKI]

[Fischermann]

Intimidating,but not very airplanish. If you want something implying death go with Vulture perhaps?

It has nothing to do with death. The guy that was heading the design team produced an aircraft so good that the Arch Duke promised him the right to name it. And as he happens the guy was a Masters of the Universe fan.
http://he-man.wikia.com/wiki/Skeletor

You.

I like you.

[Novikov]

Speaking of that. Do you feel that Skeletor is a good name for a F-15 equivalent?

I'd go with something like Reaper. Perhaps Deathhawk or some other combination of words that make it sound like an underworldly-bird-of-prey, if you're going for that like Aralon said.
What I generally do to test out a name for a design is to imagine the enemy screaming in fear of it, or imagine how they would speak about them being a menace to their war effort. "[Country X's] Wolves and Deathhawks are wreaking havoc to our lines!" Versus, "Oh no, it's the Teddy Bears!" The Teddy Bear could be a nuke-spewing machine of death, but it's name isn't exactly going to give you that sinking feeling or inspire emotions due to subconscious associations.

Compromise position: name it Dragonblaster™

[Ea90]

I figured I might as well try drawing a fighter.
So I made an F-16.
How'd I do (it's my first try, pls go easy)?

[Galla-]

Nozzle should be petaled. Nose is OK, pitot tube is a bit fat, intake is skimpy.

It's very good for a first aeroplane.

[Ea90]

Nozzle should be petaled. Nose is OK, pitot tube is a bit fat, intake is skimpy.

It's very good for a first aeroplane.

Thank you.
I'll fix the issues tomorrow morning.

[New Vihenia]

Eventually i make myself.. basically a single engined PAKFA to replace another basically a single engined Flanker

But i'm happy anyway XD

[Zhouran]

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=zhouran/detail=factbook/id=164189

List of fighter planes used by the National Air Force.


Currently the main fighter jet is the F-7.




The F-8 is used for air defense.




The Su-27SK, bought from Russia, is currently the only heavy fighter in service.

[Lydenburg]

Up until this point, I've been using Mirage F1s and Mirage IIIs for multirole performers - which worked fine back when I had more docile neighbours who were still using MiG-19s and Hawker Hunters. Now I'm beginning to learn the hard way that there's only so much you can do with a vintage airframe and a Cyrano radar; one doesn't even need a stealth fighter for my pilots to fail in detecting the threat - much less engaging it - before they're blown out of the sky.

Looking about a Mirage 4000 knockoff instead. I've got this thing for Dessault aircraft, see. Any experts here spare some relevant advice?

[McNernia]

Perhaps some sort of domestic thing based off of this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDC_F-CK-1_Ching-kuo
Just an idea for a Gen 4.7 or so fighter.

[Ea90]

Nozzle should be petaled. Nose is OK, pitot tube is a bit fat, intake is skimpy.

It's very good for a first aeroplane.

Better?

[Galla-]

Nozzle should be petaled. Nose is OK, pitot tube is a bit fat, intake is skimpy.

It's very good for a first aeroplane.

Better?

I can't tell a difference between the intakes.

By petaled, I mean:



They are colloquially called "turkey feathers" but that is a stupid name.

[Ea90]

I can't tell a difference between the intakes.

This one is considerably longer and fatter.

By petaled, I mean:

(Image)

They are colloquially called "turkey feathers" but that is a stupid name.

Ah okay.
Gimme a sec.

[Ea90]

How about now?
E: And what would I have to do to make an F-16 carrier compatible?

[Anemos Major]

Up until this point, I've been using Mirage F1s and Mirage IIIs for multirole performers - which worked fine back when I had more docile neighbours who were still using MiG-19s and Hawker Hunters. Now I'm beginning to learn the hard way that there's only so much you can do with a vintage airframe and a Cyrano radar; one doesn't even need a stealth fighter for my pilots to fail in detecting the threat - much less engaging it - before they're blown out of the sky.

Looking about a Mirage 4000 knockoff instead. I've got this thing for Dessault aircraft, see. Any experts here spare some relevant advice?

A ridiculous Mirage 4000 knock-off is more or less the starting point for the M.Cs 82 I designed a while ago.

[McNernia]

Up until this point, I've been using Mirage F1s and Mirage IIIs for multirole performers - which worked fine back when I had more docile neighbours who were still using MiG-19s and Hawker Hunters. Now I'm beginning to learn the hard way that there's only so much you can do with a vintage airframe and a Cyrano radar; one doesn't even need a stealth fighter for my pilots to fail in detecting the threat - much less engaging it - before they're blown out of the sky.

Looking about a Mirage 4000 knockoff instead. I've got this thing for Dessault aircraft, see. Any experts here spare some relevant advice?

A ridiculous Mirage 4000 knock-off is more or less the starting point for the M.Cs 82 I designed a while ago.

Maybe a Mig-29 Lydenburg or something like that. Or maybe like the SAAB JAS-39 Gripen?

[Crookfur]

Up until this point, I've been using Mirage F1s and Mirage IIIs for multirole performers - which worked fine back when I had more docile neighbours who were still using MiG-19s and Hawker Hunters. Now I'm beginning to learn the hard way that there's only so much you can do with a vintage airframe and a Cyrano radar; one doesn't even need a stealth fighter for my pilots to fail in detecting the threat - much less engaging it - before they're blown out of the sky.

Looking about a Mirage 4000 knockoff instead. I've got this thing for Dessault aircraft, see. Any experts here spare some relevant advice?

Whats wrong with spiffy Mirage 2000s?

[Maharo]

Mine is The MIG-25 Foxbat

[Democratic Koyro]

Mine is The MIG-25 Foxbat

You use a high altitude Interceptor designed to shoot down U-2's and Bombers as well as recon as a Fighter?

[The Corparation]

Went back and Redid the wings of my Twin Engine V/STOL from a few months back, I'm also tinkering a bit with the color scheme and details. Also going back and finishing stats and writeup.



Landed View

Stats: (Very Subject to Change)
Crew: 2 Side By side seating: Pilot/Commander, Copilot/Weapons Officer
Armament:
-2x 30mm Revolver Cannons w/ 125 rounds each.
-2x Forward Bays w/ 1 AAM each
-1x Main bay w/ Rotary Launchers for Up to 6000kg of munitions.
-Up to 6 Under-wing Hard-points (up to 750 Kg Each)
Length: 20.2 Meters
Width: 18.9 Meters
Height: 3.1 Meters (4.3 Meters w/ Landing Gear)
Power-plant:
2x YoyoDyne Propulsion Mk 15 Low Bypass Twin Spool Turbofans. W/ 160 Kn of thrust each. 2-D TVC +/- 25 Degrees during normal flight. In addition nozzles can swivel downwards to 90 Degrees for V/STOL operations. (Still Working on figuring how much Thrust they put out in Lift mode)
1x Forward Lift Fan, 100 KN of Thrust.
2 x Roll Nozzles, 9 Kn Thrust each
Top Speed: Mach 2+
Super-cruise: Mach 1.5
Cruise Speed: Mach .8
Ceiling: 18,000 Meters
Weight: 20,000 Kg empty, 30,000 Kg Loaded
MTOW: 38,000 Kg
Range 3,000 Km
Combat Radius 1,250 Km

[Lydenburg]

Up until this point, I've been using Mirage F1s and Mirage IIIs for multirole performers - which worked fine back when I had more docile neighbours who were still using MiG-19s and Hawker Hunters. Now I'm beginning to learn the hard way that there's only so much you can do with a vintage airframe and a Cyrano radar; one doesn't even need a stealth fighter for my pilots to fail in detecting the threat - much less engaging it - before they're blown out of the sky.

Looking about a Mirage 4000 knockoff instead. I've got this thing for Dessault aircraft, see. Any experts here spare some relevant advice?

Whats wrong with spiffy Mirage 2000s?

They look amazingly sleek but they're also badly outperformed by MiG-29s (RL, the Indian Army actually held several mock dogfights with British pilots to test this one out), an aircraft which is my main concern at the moment.

[Crookfur]

Whats wrong with spiffy Mirage 2000s?

They look amazingly sleek but they're also badly outperformed by MiG-29s (RL, the Indian Army actually held several mock dogfights with British pilots to test this one out), an aircraft which is my main concern at the moment.

Well depending on exactly which flavour of MiG-29 you would be facing the Mirage 2k coudl happily just sit back and BVR the MiGs to death.

of coruse no NS MiG-29 oeprator utilises anything but the sannziest varient they have heard of and completly ignore the typical MiG-29 oeprator issues i.e. restricted training because the airframe and engine are IIRC very short lifed (as is everything on the -29) high fuel usage and oddly enough smoke trails. To be honest a fully kitted out air defence Mirage-2000 froce with a proper western level amount of training is going to at least be a match for even the most awesome MiG-29 operator ever.

of coruse if you wan tto have fun and develope your own -4000alike then thats even cooler and i woudl encourage that.

I'm just a sucker for a pretty plane and the -2000 is VERY pretty which is why my single seater interceptor will be very 2000ish if i ever get around to doing it..

[Lydenburg]

They look amazingly sleek but they're also badly outperformed by MiG-29s (RL, the Indian Army actually held several mock dogfights with British pilots to test this one out), an aircraft which is my main concern at the moment.

Well depending on exactly which flavour of MiG-29 you would be facing the Mirage 2k coudl happily just sit back and BVR the MiGs to death.

of coruse no NS MiG-29 oeprator utilises anything but the sannziest varient they have heard of and completly ignore the typical MiG-29 oeprator issues i.e. restricted training because the airframe and engine are IIRC very short lifed (as is everything on the -29) high fuel usage and oddly enough smoke trails. To be honest a fully kitted out air defence Mirage-2000 froce with a proper western level amount of training is going to at least be a match for even the most awesome MiG-29 operator ever.

of coruse if you wan tto have fun and develope your own -4000alike then thats even cooler and i woudl encourage that.

I'm just a sucker for a pretty plane and the -2000 is VERY pretty which is why my single seater interceptor will be very 2000ish if i ever get around to doing it..

What do you think of these?

http://images.wikia.com/apartheidroute/images/f/f7/TAFURsingleseater.png
http://images.wikia.com/apartheidroute/images/b/b0/TAFURsinglefront.jpg

[Crookfur]

Well depending on exactly which flavour of MiG-29 you would be facing the Mirage 2k coudl happily just sit back and BVR the MiGs to death.

of coruse no NS MiG-29 oeprator utilises anything but the sannziest varient they have heard of and completly ignore the typical MiG-29 oeprator issues i.e. restricted training because the airframe and engine are IIRC very short lifed (as is everything on the -29) high fuel usage and oddly enough smoke trails. To be honest a fully kitted out air defence Mirage-2000 froce with a proper western level amount of training is going to at least be a match for even the most awesome MiG-29 operator ever.

of coruse if you wan tto have fun and develope your own -4000alike then thats even cooler and i woudl encourage that.

I'm just a sucker for a pretty plane and the -2000 is VERY pretty which is why my single seater interceptor will be very 2000ish if i ever get around to doing it..

What do you think of these?

http://images.wikia.com/apartheidroute/images/f/f7/TAFURsingleseater.png
http://images.wikia.com/apartheidroute/images/b/b0/TAFURsinglefront.jpg

VERY VERY nice!

[McNernia]

Well depending on exactly which flavour of MiG-29 you would be facing the Mirage 2k coudl happily just sit back and BVR the MiGs to death.

of coruse no NS MiG-29 oeprator utilises anything but the sannziest varient they have heard of and completly ignore the typical MiG-29 oeprator issues i.e. restricted training because the airframe and engine are IIRC very short lifed (as is everything on the -29) high fuel usage and oddly enough smoke trails. To be honest a fully kitted out air defence Mirage-2000 froce with a proper western level amount of training is going to at least be a match for even the most awesome MiG-29 operator ever.

of coruse if you wan tto have fun and develope your own -4000alike then thats even cooler and i woudl encourage that.

I'm just a sucker for a pretty plane and the -2000 is VERY pretty which is why my single seater interceptor will be very 2000ish if i ever get around to doing it..

What do you think of these?

http://images.wikia.com/apartheidroute/images/f/f7/TAFURsingleseater.png
http://images.wikia.com/apartheidroute/images/b/b0/TAFURsinglefront.jpg

Most impressive and well did you do the lineart?

[FreeOlesia]

I'll take this time to list what I have so far on my air force. The Royal Free Olesian Air Force utilise the following aircraft.