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The F10A1 Salamander (no relation to the Douglas F10 Skyknight) is one of my Tactical Fighter concepts. The design I envisioned was a twin-engine, single stabilizer aircraft, similar to the CK-1 Ching Kuo. As the first attempt came out over-elongated, I decided that some F-16 influence was needed, and the result was an aircraft that looked like one. Now you must be thinking "You're just copying another aircraft!" I'm not.
A former member of the Mig-29 design team said it best; "Similar performance requirements usually result in similar designs."
This airframe is not entirely like an F-16, though; speed, range, payload, and survivability are the main objetives in this design, not extremes in low cost and high production. This baby could smack a "Fighting" Falcon all over the sky.
BTW, this plane is named after the Salamander of legend --- not the kind you find under rocks.
A former member of the Mig-29 design team said it best; "Similar performance requirements usually result in similar designs."
This airframe is not entirely like an F-16, though; speed, range, payload, and survivability are the main objetives in this design, not extremes in low cost and high production. This baby could smack a "Fighting" Falcon all over the sky.
BTW, this plane is named after the Salamander of legend --- not the kind you find under rocks.
Category Designs / Miscellaneous
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Size 768 x 960px
File Size 149.2 kB
That's an interesting question --- lets compare!
*F10A1 Vs. EF-2000*
Mach 2.1 - Mach 2.2
27degrees/sec turn - 30degrees/sec turn
$19 million - $100 Million
800nm range - 1000nm range
55x38x16ft size - 52x34x17 size
18K payload - 14K payload
50lb/ft2 Wingload - 39ft/lb2 Wingload
55Kft climb - 60Kft climb
20Klb weight - 22K weight
50Kft ceiling - 65Kft ceiling
1.9 T/W ratio - 1.4 T/W ratio
400ft2 wing area - 531ft2 wing area
27-20degree turn - 30-22 degree turn
9G tolerance - 9G tolerance
38Klbs thrust - 40Klbs thrust
80nm scan - 170nm scan
50Klbs MaxT/O - 46Klbs MaxT/O
11 hardpoints - 13 hardpoints
The F10A1 and EF2000 balance off pretty evenly, but the EF2000 has more advantages in air-to-air combat --- if I had to make a bet on which would survive a 1-on-1 dogfight, I'd place my bet on the Eurofighter.
Bear in mind though, that these are not the same types of aircraft. As a Tactical Fighter, the F10A1 is a jack-of-all-trades, while the EF2000 is an Air Superiority Fighter, whose specialty is destroying other fighters --- usually, the Air Superiority Fighter has the upper hand (e.g., Su-27 trumps F-16).
*F10A1 Vs. EF-2000*
Mach 2.1 - Mach 2.2
27degrees/sec turn - 30degrees/sec turn
$19 million - $100 Million
800nm range - 1000nm range
55x38x16ft size - 52x34x17 size
18K payload - 14K payload
50lb/ft2 Wingload - 39ft/lb2 Wingload
55Kft climb - 60Kft climb
20Klb weight - 22K weight
50Kft ceiling - 65Kft ceiling
1.9 T/W ratio - 1.4 T/W ratio
400ft2 wing area - 531ft2 wing area
27-20degree turn - 30-22 degree turn
9G tolerance - 9G tolerance
38Klbs thrust - 40Klbs thrust
80nm scan - 170nm scan
50Klbs MaxT/O - 46Klbs MaxT/O
11 hardpoints - 13 hardpoints
The F10A1 and EF2000 balance off pretty evenly, but the EF2000 has more advantages in air-to-air combat --- if I had to make a bet on which would survive a 1-on-1 dogfight, I'd place my bet on the Eurofighter.
Bear in mind though, that these are not the same types of aircraft. As a Tactical Fighter, the F10A1 is a jack-of-all-trades, while the EF2000 is an Air Superiority Fighter, whose specialty is destroying other fighters --- usually, the Air Superiority Fighter has the upper hand (e.g., Su-27 trumps F-16).
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It actually didn't come out the way I hoped it would, though. I hope to revise the design later, and change the nacelle airscoops into side-mounted airscoops (the result will look a little more like a Rafale-style fairing with an F-16-style fuselage, wings, and stabilizers).
I've already revised a couple of my designs, with good results.
It actually didn't come out the way I hoped it would, though. I hope to revise the design later, and change the nacelle airscoops into side-mounted airscoops (the result will look a little more like a Rafale-style fairing with an F-16-style fuselage, wings, and stabilizers).
I've already revised a couple of my designs, with good results.
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