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AV-91 VTOL Strike Fighter

The AV-91 is a VTOL Strike Jet designed for basic ground attack and light interception duties.

Compatible with ryu1940's LHA-2. Check it out! https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3445242823

Please read the description to get the most out of this jet's systems. Thank you!

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SPECIFICATIONS:

Note: "Cruising" throttle is 0.50, or 28-29 RPS

Cruising Speed: 105 M/S Loaded, 110 M/S Clean

Max Speed: 150 M/S Loaded, 160 M/S Clean

Fuel Consumption: 85 L/M at cruise power

Fuel Capacity: 3360L internal, 2x 950L external tanks (5290L total). Estimated Endurance/Range on cruise power is subsequently 60 minutes and 350 KM respectively.

Weapons:
-6x Hardpoints
-2x Additional self-defence AAMs (LINK AT BOTTOM)
-2x Internal light autocannon

Systems:
-12km scan radar, 4km tracking radar (LINK AT BOTTOM)
-EEGS/CCIP for weapons (LINK AT BOTTOM)
-Note: Radar display and EEGS/CCIP are both superimposed onto the cockpit HUD
-Basic RWR + 18x chaff
-Basic Altitude Hold + Heading Hold autopilots
-Paired Medium radio set for radio direction finding/navigation
-GPS waypoint pointer
-Huge radio for long-range communication

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OPERATION:

Controls:
-A/D, W/S, Left/Right obviously control the jet's roll, pitch, yaw.
-Up/Down will control throttle lever, EXCEPT in VTOL mode, where it will control VTOL collective (as indicated by the gauge in the top-left)
-Trigger Fires armed ordinance (internal guns, rocket pods/gunpods)
-1 Launches armed ordinance (bombs, AAMs, jettison whatever is on a pylon basically)
-2 launches chaff
-4 toggles the Heading Hold + Alt Hold autopilots. Output of the autopilots is indicated by gauges on the right side of the cockpit. There are also buttons there to toggle them individually if you wish
-5 toggles mouse aim/flight. For dogfighting or aiming weapons or whatever
-6 will activate wheelbrakes

Startup:
-Circuit breaker ON
-Main engine fuel ON
-drop tank pumps as required
-parking brake release + throttle up slightly to taxi
-throttle up normally for conventional takeoff, or:

VTOL takeoff:
-Set throttle to idle
-Lift jet 1 + Lift jet 2 ON
-VTOL mode DOWN TWICE (dial should show 1.00)
-throttle lever to 0.80-1.00 depending on load
-Jet will naturally lift upwards while RPS rises before stabilising
-VTOL collective up, VTOL mode UP ONCE for transitioning (dial should show 0.50)
-gain altitude/airspeed, you can transition completely to forward flight at 35-40+ M/S depending on load
-once in forward flight, Lift jet 1 + Lift jet 2 OFF and set cruise power

VTOL Landing:
-Lift jet 1 + Lift jet 2 ON
-Throttle 0.80-1.00 depending on load
-VTOL mode DOWN ONCE to transition to hover (dial should show 0.50)
-collective down/pitch down to lose altitude
-VTOL mode DOWN AGAIN to switch to hovering mode (dial should read 1.00)
-Land using your keys to maneuver the jet and the VTOL collective to raise/lower it.
-below 30 M/S the horizon/heading display will switch to a display that shows your forwards/horizontal speeds from a top-down view, to assist with landing. ALSO, the display will show any laser beacons that are below the jet (NOT-Infrared, Channel 0) for landing assistance.
-Once touched down, parking brake ON and throttle lever to idle.

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WEAPONS:

The jet comes with 2x rocket pods on pylons 1-6, 2x 950L drop tanks on pylons 2-5, and 2x bombs on pylons 3-4.

Pylon switches will ARM that pylon, press trigger to Fire (gunpods/rocket pods) or 1 to Launch (bombs, jettison things)

AAM L/R buttons will arm the respective AAMs. A Klaxon will sound to indicate they're armed, and switch to a higher tone when the AAM detects a target. 1 to Launch.

Autocannon arm button will arm the internal autocannons. Trigger to fire. There's no additional safeties so try not to shoot your landing gear/shoot during heavy negative Gs

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CREDITS:
AAMS: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2873709479
Radar display: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3119724150&searchtext=all+in+one+radar
EEGS/CCIP: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2921796106&searchtext=EEGS