The F-104BI-A also known as the Starfighter is a fast mach 2+ capable interceptor developed in the early 60s by BeaconIndustries for the NSAF(Norland State Air Force) to protect it's airspace from enemy supersonic bombers and other hostile aircraft. This Is my personal take on the F-104 design and isn't 100% the IRL version ofc.
The initial design phase started in 1959 and ended in that same year. From 1960 to early 1961 the jet got to it's final design and after multiple test flights the prototype phase was also over. The first production F-104BI-A had it's flight on august 2nd 1962.
DETAILS:
The F-104BI-A Is shaped more like a rocket than a conventional plane, having short wings and a single powerful jet engine[ The BE-85] pushing It to Speeds exceeding mach 2.2 even at lower altitudes. The F-104BI-A Is armed with cutting edge advanced missiles developed by AlphaSpaceTechnologies to go hand to hand with BeaconIndustries jets. This means that the jet can use any of the weapons developed by AlphaSpaceTechnologies.The jet Is also armed with a nose radar that can be accessed or replaced for maintainance by opening the front of the nose. This jet has a range in exceed of 900km and takes off at 100m/s. When landing a drogue chute wich activates at 160m/s can be enabled to slow yourself down or you can rely on the good old brakes. This is a day light fighter but It has navigation lights in case of need.
It has a fully functional cockpit with Altimeter,roll indicator,vertical speed indicator, airspeed indicator,mach indicator, altimeter, navball,throttle,fuel level indicator and a warning light for 15% fuel left. Some buttons are also present.
KEEP IN MIND:
If you release a missile the llanes tendency to roll will become an issue for control because of the uneven weight[reccomended to launch 2 missiles at once unless u good at flying].
All AGs are already named After what they do.
ENJOY!!!
GENERAL INFO
- Predecessor: F-104BI Prototype
- Created On: Android
- Game Version: 1.3.204.1
- Price: $6,312k
- Number of Parts: 217
- Dimensions: 5 m x 7 m x 18 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 0m/s
- Total Thrust: 300N
- Engines: 6
- Wet Mass: 16,809kg
- Dry Mass: 8,552kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0m/s | 0N | 0s | 15,873kg |
This Is the First aircraft of BeaconIndustries to reach over 7 upvotes. Meanings it's the most beloved build so far. Thank you all!!
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@OlvrWiseman C version Is releasing very very soon
@BeaconIndustries cool gonna check it out soon
@OlvrWiseman Cannon Is ready Just Need figure out a retraction and extraction system/avionics improved+added yaw so now jet takes off at 80m/s not 100...might add some wingtips attach points aswell but idk if tò do. The plane has added details and working airbrakes
@OlvrWiseman thank you for tips
@OlvrWiseman B version Will MOST likely have all you've reccomended +details as extra
looks cool, flies fast, missiles go boom, everything's good. However you called me to search for improvements so here they are. You can upgrade avionics for the plane, current pitch looks abrupt even in mouse as joystick mode, with plane's speed and frame (elongated with wings in the back), maybe make them retract slower, roll looks fine. Also plane needs vertical stabilizer (yaw) as it turns to the side in cruise flight. Wing flaps with slider1 as input would be nice too (for constant precise pitch control) as it's nose dives forward in undersonic speeds. F-104 also had airbrake so you can add it too. Experiment with it's characteristics brother
@TerraSpaceYT B and C versions on the way
Love the F-104
@Mystial ok
@BeaconIndustries Dm me on discord
@Mystial you want me to supply your custom nations or IRL nation with some aircraft? I'd gladly make you a jet w your design requirements but It depends on howuch time I have when ya get It...
@BeaconIndustries Nice, I'd love to see it
@Mystial I making a fighter based on Flying guerrilla and other early cold war jets. The F-104 Will get a B-C and maybe another variant
Beautiful design
@Livingg017 I making Tu-22 style bomber so lets Say early Supersonic era Is the Place as me starting in early 60 s
@Livingg017 holy hotdamn, 3k pound bombs? Damm, that's heavy! Not to mention the other things,
@Aludra877 some bombs will be great, i think the same. I once saw a game where certain f104 versions were capabke of carrying 2x m118 (3000lb) and 1x 2000lb plus some 4x, or 2x, idk, aim9
@BeaconIndustries even easier: we have the "jet era" with metallic streamlined planes, the early supersonic era, and the nearly actual era with late supersonic like the xb-70 for example, i think that the two first periods will be great as i wont be dominating the battlefields with my HF-01s and the early ones give me the possibility to focus on bombers as i already have the Turbine Mako to use as a fighter
@BeaconIndustries during cold war ima start cooking crafts like crazy, y have plans for my first heavy subsonic bomber. My question is, is it going to be early cold war or late? i think the division point between the early and late is the mig-17 from early, mig21 from medium and mig25 from late
@Crazyman552588 we could start the cold war Roleplay series I'd Say Just nuke Artalia and that would be the start of cooler builds
Woah 🤯 look at that
@Hindustan Interceptor and fighter(bombs aren'teant tò be used by this
@BeaconIndustries You're welcome! I hope you, and others who use the jet will find the Fire Control System and my AIM-7X in the design easy to use and cool!🔥
And excellent work on the jet as always!