Building the CHEAPEST Fighter Plane Possible! - |FLYOUT|

[@randomcamera746]

"the warranty of this aircraft is void as soon as it is exposed to air" truly one of the warranties of all time.

[@codygaming181]

im glad someome else also caught that

[@Epic24123]

KSP vibes

[@guimblon]

*Uses it as a submarine

[@adastra7939]

*Mad Max vibes.

[@adastra7939]

The FAA would have a field day with this. 😂

[@solarflare623]

Imagine flying into enemy territory expecting to get into a dogfight with just a regular plane. And instead you’re met with a horde of these things.

[@erridkforname]

not the fastest planes but theyr manouverable as shit and theres a swarm of them. yea winning chances are low 😆

[@Keyboard_Thoughts]

PO-2 is the only biplane with a confirmed f4 phantom kill

[@adastra7939]

Cannon fodder at best.

[@stormking99]

​@@Keyboard_Thoughtsso?

[@Starstreak_2nd]

​@@Keyboard_Thoughtsi think you mistook the f4 for the f86

[@justified_wrath_21]

Taking notes, might have to build one to fight against the mosquito Air Force

[@osc21039]

Load it with potato cannons firing bug spray cans

[@SublimeHurdle]

might have to invest for seeing this irl

[@Swagmaster07]

@@osc21039 How about BUGSPRAY ROCKETS?

[@Michael_dogelas]

What is the game?

[@confidentstreetlamp1762]

As far as I know the model with mosquito nets installed costs $100 more.

[@saswatsethi2739]

Can't believe you literally made a plane with the specs of a Turbo powered Honda Civic.

[@dragonherald]

What gen though?

[@saswatsethi2739]

@@dragonherald Hmm, I think any generation from Gen 1 to Gen 8 to be honest with a little bit of tinkering in the engine.

[@epikmanthe3rd]

But does it have VTEC?

[@saswatsethi2739]

@@epikmanthe3rd Good question

[@OrdinaryLatvian]

Some people build planes powered by a VW Bug engine chopped in half, just two cylinders. It's awesome.

[@avi8aviate]

The fact this 'multirole strike ultralight' actually works is ridiculous. I love it.

[@edwardscott3262]

I've often thought a very cheap modern biplane built in the tens of thousands would be extremely useful. We could consider them like ultralights and let enlisted fly them. Make them just big enough to carry one machine gun and one bomb. We could also design in the capability to be readily converted to a pilotless drone. Then any time we planned an attack on a near peer enemy we'd have tens of thousands of the dirt cheap things. All made cheaply enough that whatever they shoot one down with is more valuable than the drone we lost. We could completely over saturate enemy air defenses with thousands of the things. All programmed to bomb a useful target. While their enemy air defenses are all distracted with the cheap biplane drones our more valuable traditional aircraft could bomb the shit out of anything necessary. When not doing that type of thing the dirt cheap biplanes could be piloted by enlisted. Flying close air support for ground troops. We'd have so many they could cover an entire battlefield. Flying the things in close air support would be no more dangerous than trying to survive on the ground in a modern near peer war. With real pilots they couldn't be jammed or anything like that. And at the worst most dangerous times they could be switched to drone operation.

[@Maritimesgestein]

​@@edwardscott3262the ultralights would just get shot down with cannon AA

[@WE_DONT_LIE]

​@Maritimesgestein then they run out of ammo plus the utra light would be stupid durable

[@bigglasses2625]

Just use drones lol

[@PatrickKniesler]

I want one.

[@mikailvito7200]

Could actually be feasible for a conventional military if it can be packed into the back of a Jeep for a quick scout aircraft.

[@Kiwoeoe]

drones be like "am i a joke to you?"

[@mikailvito7200]

@@Kiwoeoe i mean it's 1947

[@Kiwoeoe]

​@@mikailvito7200 OH YEAH you are totally right, forgot about the time period haha xd

[@alexrator7674]

You might be looking for: gyrocopter

[@danielnoahalie9186]

Inflatable plane enters the chat

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

what's funny is that since it moves faster than 100 mph it's actually moved out of the ultralight class.

[@neues3691]

It can also be used in the ground attack role by having the pilot chuck out handgrenades from the side while doing passes.

[@prinz4279]

Ah yes, the good ol WW1 pilot tactic

[@drewrussell8531]

According to a quick google search, a single F-22 costs about 350 million. Assuming the base cost for this thing is about $800, you could make (whips out calculator) 437,500 of these for the cost of one F-22. Our ultralights will blot out the sun.

[@trianglean806]

437500 conscripts needed

[@the40scall90]

Don’t forget to factor ammunition and fuel costs

[@memyself229]

Where are you going to get enough pilots from

[@thorluis226]

@@memyself229just force them. what can they do, say no? Or use ai

[@thorluis226]

@@the40scall90just use the plane as the weapon

[@somerandofilipino6957]

Build the cheapest heavy bomber

[@ThatCyberpunkGuy]

make it out of wood, tape and a bit of metal

[@liamproductions1115]

How about a strategic one at that.

[@jackvearncombe9892]

Just build a MXY-7 Ohka. Has the same role and super-cheap!

[@NecroEddie]

@@ThatCyberpunkGuy yaaaay

[@ILikeBlackholes77]

​​@@ThatCyberpunkGuyto make it even cheaper replace the metal with plastic painted with fake chrome so it seems like metal

[@brosefmalkovitch3121]

Definitely needs the $20 "2 big flat wooden planks and some duct tape from Home depot" airbrake upgrade package

[@DARTHNECRION]

Maybe if they wanna be fancy they can order some drag chutes from the J.C. Whitney catalog. 😂

[@mr.k4918]

have you seen the price of lumber? please that alone is 80 dollars no no you need to go to a second hand shop and find a wetsuit or some really baggy clothes to make into a drag chute

[@kineara4571]

Ah yes, the frontline fighter of the Elbonian Air Force

[@John-qv5ux]

I was just about to say that this would be perfect for Elbonia

[@Fanboy_of_everything]

VOTE THE PIG FOR ELBONIA FOR ULTRA-GAY ULTRA-LIGHT AND ULTRA-MANEUVERABLE SUPER-FIGHTER FLR ONLY 2 POUNDS!

[@TheRealMeowMeow01]

Well, if Cessna's being used in Air Force, then... why not go even cheaper? And you always can shoot your trusty AK-47 out of this plane, AC-130 style

[@Lazarusgaweseb2438]

Ac 130 style😂

[@someweeb3650]

AC130 loadout- M79, Frag-12 shotgun, and an AK47.

[@blademaster2390]

Cessnas? Lmao that’s nothing. The US Air Froce has a CAS plane that is literally a weaponized cropduster. And the scariest thing…its actually scarily effective.

[@TheRealMeowMeow01]

@@Lazarusgaweseb2438 look, it can turn on a dime, quite literally. Now go rain hell on some tribe you are fighting against

[@Lazarusgaweseb2438]

@@blademaster2390 Whats it called?

[@notBrie]

"Warranties are void if aircraft is exposed to air." Truly sums up this plane perfectly.

[@mossthatrules77]

Going 360 mph in an ultralight sounds horrifying.

[@Mrshotshell]

I think the 13+G sustained turns would be a bigger issue

[@TarsonTalon]

That is until you play 'Freebird'.

[@freedomfighter2054]

@@Mrshotshellwhat about the dual 15 mm’s firing a few fret from your face

[@admasveagaanesrdlargdela9347]

​@@freedomfighter2054yeah there isnt any hearing protection built for that lol

[@Mrshotshell]

@@freedomfighter2054 Just make sure you have earplugs in

[@IAmTheAce5]

Your design and flying is so very worthy of Crimson Skies I await the day you’re able to drop an entire Air Force of these ultralights from your airborne aircraft carrier

[@krait5645]

I love how it looks like a glider or a ww1 aircraft

[@tedparkinson2033]

Reject Raptor. Return to Camel.

[@shaggygabe728]

It looks like a ultralight.

[@brian.2417]

I have this idea, how about a Racing prop plane, that has been adapted to be a modern multirole plane in a civil war , maybe?

[@BasedMan]

A ground attacker would make more sense. Cool idea!

[@enderjed2523]

That's nearly what the Spitfire is.

[@brian.2417]

@@enderjed2523 yeah but focusing in a todays concept of war and technology

[@thehunter5475]

1930s say hello... BF109, spitfire, p40 all were racing planes before being adopted as miilitary aircraft

[@brian.2417]

Yeah, but im talking in a more on the move mod, like taking a red bull zivko thing and strapping some cannons n' bombs to it, all with 1990+ tech on it (Sorry for the Broken english)

[@deuce-_-]

‘Warranty void if aircraft is exposed to air’ 💀

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

Peak KSP level warranty void reason

[@draftymamchak]

@@uberschnilthegreat22 in KSP it’s not just air, it’s anything the craft is made out of as well.

[@thejackal5099]

@@uberschnilthegreat22 I think that line comes from the barometer's part description

[@SwissAvgeek]

For additional realism purposes: the air filter hose should link up to the intake part of the turbine, not directly the engine like a NA setup. Still, it's absolutely brilliant, I need to put my hands on this programme lol The psychological factor of this plane is so great, it would feel so ominous to enter enemy territory with a swarm of a hundred heavily weaponised glorified ultralights

[@karelpgbr]

This one is hilarously fun to watch, I just love how it cranked that 180 turn like it was nothing

[@KHAOS_CT]

The Vespa of Mike Sparks nightmares. Carrying supplies through the Ho Chi Minh trail, Carrying Troops to the front lines of battle, anti tank support (yes, someone made a military applicable anti tank Vespa), and now Air support!? Truly is the most vehicular piece of kit of all time!

[@John-qv5ux]

AeroGavin vs AeroVespa: who will win?

[@Fanboy_of_everything]

@@John-qv5ux Gavin can’t get airborne, gets bombed by the AeroVespa and dies

[@buiselbuisel8]

I would watch this thing dogfight a modern fighter jet and see what happens.

[@cideltacommand7169]

The jet would just aim 9 it, if it can't lock on then it will just fire a burst and fly out of engagement range

[@unknowngod8221]

​@@cideltacommand7169i was going to answer this op question but you seems to answer it way before me

[@torg2126]

The jet just goes supersonic, and the ultralight gets shredded, or at least the pilot is in for an unpleasant experience. A F-15 makes one hell of a shockwave

[@marsfreelander5969]

It starts doing donuts and makes the radar missle spin out

[@_ok__]

Oh please a fighter jet wouldn’t even stand a chance against this engineering marvel

[@simu_sfs]

i lost it when he added the "modernization pack", tho it still looks somewhat good

[@aerbon]

each missile is worth more than the plane

[@-caesarian-6078]

This is a certified Air Tractor Sky Warden moment

[@rednax6955]

Not giving them a parachute will result in them fighting harder

[@Silly_Little_Fox]

Wow someone needs to build this irl

[@smokingfish668]

we kinda already have, just get a trike ultralight and slap some aim-9's or whatever weapon you choose, do a little bit of engineering and boom you got the plane in the video

[@dylanram4653]

just make longer range weapons, the ultralight will never reach it@altf5326

[@1994CivicGLi]

Given how Po-2s were dogfighting real fast Bf109s during WWII, this wouldn’t be too far-fetched

[@DedicatedCaffeineUser]

Po-2s were used even as late as the Vietnam war. It’s the only biplane with a confirmed jet kill. It flew too low and too slow for jets to properly engage it in a dogfight, leading many jet pilots to slow below their stall speed in order to get a clear shot on it

[@idk_because_idk]

This looks like one of those things you'd make in bad piggies, and i love it

[@megan00b8]

To be fair, it could probably fool a heat seeking missile considering that its going to be much cooler than a jet and also much smaller, those flares would work wonders. I just have my doubts about avoiding radar guided weapons because stealth is expensive and this thing literally has the front half of a scooter on it...

[@that_guy8400]

build the most advance bi-plane fighter. it would be cool if you engined it with a hyper piston engine, and polymorphic wings like the Nikitin-Shevchenko IS-2

[@sn4ketooth220]

I mean there’s nothing saying that you can’t use a jet engine

[@unknowngod8221]

then it can't go supersonic or hell even near the edge of subsonic speed most fast prop planes can go to example: p51 mustang and other late ww2 stuff

[@that_guy8400]

@sn4ketooth220 Why not both, and create something more earpicing than the thunderscreech, hehehehahahah, give a bit of love tap to messairs ears : ) 2nd, i just want to see him build a monstrous piston engine, like the gud old days when people want to go fast and they still have to somewhat figure out how to put it into a small airframe body, like some mad man scientist.

[@unknowngod8221]

​​@@that_guy8400the problem is you have a shitty airframe design (biplanes) it produce drag and make supersonic speed impossible (unless you bs your way out using magic but this is prop punk not magic punk) while also being as fast as a train so using jet on a BIPLANE is not really that efficient monoplane design solve this problem and dramatically reduce drag

[@redpipola]

@@unknowngod8221it’d have great acceleration though. It’d be able to recover speed from turns almost instantly

[@haph2087]

Now you have to recreate an F-22 for it to shoot down. I'd actually love to see a pvp match with a team of like 100 of these vs and F-22 to compare the cost-effectiveness.

[@aerbon]

"you can't beat all of us! you don't have enough bullet!"

[@user-cv8xu2yk7m]

“YOU FOOL, We block the sun with the amount of planes❗️”

[@leifgiering]

I'd like to see your take on an airplane designed solely to fight wildfires. Personally, I imagine a large, high-power four-engine turboprop with thick, high-lift wings for an incredibly low stall speed, both for better aiming accuracy and for a short takeoff/landing length so it can land in small lakes for refilling with water.

[@LeoLei-hs5tf]

NEW SERIES: cheap version of planes

[@LeoLei-hs5tf]

PLS Messier

[@Kuro-mg8vc]

Yes

[@randomcrashingfacility31]

YES

[@theleftfootedsultan]

Bump

[@bigboogieradio3392]

It's actually pretty neat it reminds me of that one pilot in ww2 who strapped bazookas to his grasshopper to hunt tanks.

[@GalacticDash]

Man, that thing looks so much like the one-man fighter thing from Tron Legacy, but if it were designed in the 50's, and with the pilot sitting rather than lying on their stomach. I wonder if later in Flyout's development, there'll be posable pilots

[@dancmotya]

It actually would have been pretty useful as a cannon-fodder aircraft Like have two air force branches, one with normal, fairly expensive planes, piloted by professionals, and another that consists of those ultralight mass-spammed planes, piloted by some conscripted farmer boys and girls who have minimal training and are extremely expendable Also, this design has same vibes as "Lightning" Interceptor-Corvette from Highfleet - cheep, fast, maneuverable, most of pilots assigned to it either die in service or return shellshocked into oblivion, smallest maneuver makes you almost pass out, can be equipped with missiles, and if in good hands - it can do wonders!

[@egoalter1276]

Thats like the performance of a CR32 Falco, an italian biplane fighter from the mid 30s. Crazy how far technology evolved in 15 years.

[@jakekaywell5972]

The CR32 was also considered the best biplane fighter of WWII, actually its own against Hurricanes regularly. Rather impressive stuff.

[@dixieduffy7]

Id love to see a supersonic flying boat. That's my plan when the game comes out at any rate.

[@GoldenCroc]

Dont know about in the game, but the Seadart looked pretty similar to an ordinary fighter of its time. No skis allowed?

[@DecidedlyNinja]

Obviously there needs to be an improved ground-attack version with a titanium bathtub and 30mm. Pierre Sprey would rise from the grave.

[@DonPatrono]

when you have a badass budget, you get the A-10 when you have less of a badass budget, you get the SU-25 when you have enough to buy a BMW (ordenance excluded), you get ONE Sky Warden when you have enough to buy a BMW but you need to equip a whole squadron and need to include ordenance, you get this we can call this....the "Sky Warden at home", or the "Sky MallCop"

[@javibu1691]

Who would have thought that the most cost effective way to make a fighter would be to put wings on a tuk tuk?

[@frostbite4859]

"warenty void if exposed to air" what in the Kerbal Space Program

[@blademaster2390]

You win the internet today. That is…utterly golden.

[@Pallium_Industries]

I accidentally exposed my aircraft to air and now my warranty is void

[@EDF1919]

Slap a Garmin car GPS on this, a walky-talky from RadioShack, and paint a big red target circle on the center of the glass and you got yourself a nice multirole aircraft for generations to come.

[@Colonel-zg9wz]

"The year is 1940, and the neighbors think they can kick your ass! here's a how-to on how to get them to go cry to their big brother!"

[@AstroGamer_da_real]

Jimmy Can Buy His Own Parachute.

[@mattsoup4121]

Since the rudders are in the airflow behind the prop it technically has thrust vectoring in the yaw axis. Pitch is as a stall/spin recovery system.

[@schrimblo]

"warranty void if aircraft exposed to air"

[@Frost-01]

you should make a variant with the wings able to fold ( the bottom smaller wing slightly reduced in size so it can fold straight up and the bigger top wing having 2 hinges where half the wing folds up and the other hinge located on the fuselage folding down and its all secured with locks) and claim it as the "naval" version or even better yet its now a literal tryke/scooter, a battle scooter u can drive into battle or take to the air and dog fight with.

[@VeryFamousActor]

You've heard of the Eurofighter, now meet the Balkanfighter

[@wasdwazd]

12:39 That pilot is getting grilled by his CO for wasting those unfired rockets when he returns to base, do you have any idea how expensive this gear is, son?

[@Technobabylon]

The little headlamp was what really sold it as a scooter-fighter

[@IncredibleMD]

If the TIE fighter, in the original Star Wars trilogy, was a stand-in for the A6M Zero, this is what the TIE fighter in the Star Wars Expanded Universe is standing in for.

[@Soliett]

That's not a "fighter", that's a glorious weaponised ultralight trike x3

[@Brunnen_Gee]

This makes me want to see the most high tech fighter bi-plane possible.

[@HmMwmMm]

The country that would use these would probably force the pilots to buy the plane themselves

[@vypergaming117]

The first version plane definitely looks like something out of Fallout other a post apocalyptic era...and I'm all for it

[@trulyinfamous]

If an American military contractor like Lockheed Martin or Northrup built it, you would have to multiply the cost by at least 5-20x and multiply the time it takes to complete the project by about 1.75-3 times.

[@_cyantist]

i get this a joke but using Lockheed as the example is probably not a good idea when they are in-fact the only company thats given money back to the government at the end of a project because they completed it on time and under budget. (that was the U2 spy plane) like yes most american aircraft companies dont have a great track record but lockheed actually have the best reputation for delivering on time.

[@SchlopFlopper]

@@_cyantistIIRC, Northrop Grumman got the B-21 job for a similar reason.

[@_cyantist]

@@SchlopFlopper pretty sure northrop got the b21 raider job as they did the b2 spirit before. (the b2 spirit which was infamously over budget btw)

[@SchlopFlopper]

@@_cyantist makes sense

[@trulyinfamous]

@@_cyantist I couldn't think of any other fitting companies at the moment. Surprised to learn that there has been even a single government project that didn't go over budget or take too long. I'm looking at you, SLS. Boeing's starliner is a mess as well.

[@augustuscrow1292]

I believe this to be the standard aircraft of postwar Elbonia! I also think they are in need of other roles, perhaps a cheapskate long(ish) range bomber?

[@jackgamer6307]

For attack options, simply strap an S-8KO pod to the thing like a proper african warlord

[@nateharder2286]

Definitely not an ultralight in real life, but i could totally see this being an incredibly popular bush and ranch craft. Imagine adding flaps and herding cattle at low speed.

[@badpeoplearebad3934]

The best missile defense is to make your plane cheaper than the missile, making it uneconomical to shoot down.

[@ShadeAKAhayate]

Sadly, guns on attacking aircraft paired to its radar solve this issue. That is, _if_ this kind of aircraft is required to be shot down by fighter. One can shoot down 50-100 of those easily and up to 300 with good trigger discipline.

[@doodle548]

would be funny if in the lore of this thing, it was commissioned by the government from like a vespa company because that was the only manufacturer capable of making vehicles in its country, resulting in half the parts just being repurposed from vespas

[@nateharder2286]

To reduce cost even more, instead of using elevators and rudders, use a V type tail perhaps angled down directly behind the prop for best performance.

[@ClankerWanker]

The absolute undisputed KING of 1 circles, even in a HOBS fox 2 fight with its low IR signature. All you need are some flares for if they somehow manage a lock

[@airshark2764]

the luftwaffe had a similar idea in 1945 after most of its pilots where killed, He-162 Volksjäger "People's Fighter"

[@Fransenn]

the light on the front was just the cherry on the top really made it look like a flying tuk tuk

[@BJDansie]

Use stingers instead of sidewinders and that would be a scary proposition. Setup in rocket pods you could mount 32 for the same weight penalty as the 4 Sidewinders. And spam 4 for the same cost. (Wikipedia numbers). You’d lose some range (8km ground launched so call it 12km vs 35km) but since cheap but effective is the brief. 🤷‍♂️ How to kill a Raptor. Setup flight of 4 forming a 12km per side box. Considering the aircraft you could probably start them on the ground in camouflaged dirt runways. Take off as Raptor is entering the ambush and while he is trying to workout WTF 4 ultralights are doing charging the most alpha of jets, go full Robetech on his arse and launch eight stingers each. Go hide now. Raptors only choice is pull vertical and hope he can decoy/out climb 32 missiles. But more likely he will try to go cold a turn into 1 of the barrages fired from behind him.

[@IGoBrrrt173]

Rumor has it, that the US Air Force used one of those to hunt down the missing F-35.

[@EnclaveTrooper]

thank you for being kid friendly dude I watch all the time

[@Jishhhhhhhh]

The fucking 16G turn 💀

[@luizricardo3510]

Ok, hear me out, if you go into battle against a f22 with ten of those little things, the f22 will not be capable of taking on all of the aircrafts at once, and, as the cheap airplane is capable of turning like a fucking mosquito, that means that if you have a group of around 10 cheap ariplanes per f22, there is a very good chance of you wining, and because the airplane is cheaper than a lada, you can make unbelievable amounts of it. The only thing you would have to consider is being shot from BVR, but you can counter this issue by taking off just at the right time, as this airplane is very light and capable of taking off in pretty much any highway or even plane terrain.

[@MarkStillPlays]

as a kerbal space program enjoyer, i can confirm that this game is kerbal space program

[@orka5352]

You know.....China recently added some Gyrocopters with a few guided missiles on it. So the market for this thing is very much real with modern militaries.

[@togglefire3537]

Congratulations. You have made the world's most deadly paper.

[@mynt253]

I appreciate that the turbocharger just isn't connected to the intake system. Also, I think the people that sold you that "5 litre engine" scammed you, it looks smaller than even 2 litre inline-4s I've seen in cars.

[@t.b.cont.]

It’s not entirely similar but the Chinese airforce does use unarmored gyrocopters armed with anti tank missiles

[@SoapOfTheMactavish]

For those wondering what game this is, it is called “Flyout” but it is not available yet to the general public. It will be available on Steam give or take a year or 2.

[@Attaxalotl]

"Warranty Void if exposed to air"

[@TheLordsOfTheDucks]

I would like to buy a demilitarised version if I had an ultra light permit

[@Tomartyr]

The ergonomic elegance of the 'just fall out' ejector seat system 😙👌

[@302ci1968]

The captions were hilarious at the beginning of the flight: 'trying to decide on a plane to fly for URINATION'. 😂

[@joaosturza]

Imagine an aircraft equipped with a Mk.19 grenade launcher made for 2-10 kilometers altitude, and to take out pickup convoys it would especially excel in an anti-technical role, since most pickup-mounted weaponry can't hit an ultralight at 15,000 feet

[@joaosturza]

Especially if you could make it with a gunner or in a gimbal with a camera, I think there may be heat-seeking 40mm grenades already

[@btr-70]

“warranty void if aircraft is exposed to air” killed me

[@eduardostapenko6808]

it dont looks like it would have a big radar mark, so it is a bit stealthy.

[@Sir_Yangchuanosaurus]

“Oh look a penny” is all I could think of seeing the landing at the end😂

[@NoName-rd6et]

Each one of those aim 9's would literally cost 60+ times the ultralight

[@bwc1976]

This plane looks like something Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys could have built out of shopping cart parts, I love it and want to see whole squadrons of them dogfighting like the old WWI biplanes! I can't wait until I can put Flyout on my Steam wishlist.

[@docternoblex]

The main issue I see with this is getting the proper air to fuel ratio, as you get higher air gets thinner, so this thing would get much slower as you got higher Edit: just noticed the turbocharger, you’re all good

[@shred1894]

Make thousands of these, make them remote controlled as a modernization effort, network them so you can fly entire formations of them with a single pilot, give them 2 anti-air missiles each, and have them link with ground-based radar systems for locking on. Suddenly you have a surprisingly strong defensive air force. Wouldn't do much attacking, but if you can send up 50 or so at once in response to airspace incursion from someone fielding 4th gen or 4.5 gen aircraft, you'd be able to do pretty well. Alternatively, kit them out for close air support with a rocket pod and you'd have a nice little swarm of tank destroyers. The main problem would be loiter time and lack of space for their own radar systems or more armaments.

[@carlgeorgbiermann2915]

Goodjob on this one! One big problem with this design, however, is visibility. You can't see above you which I think is essential in dogfighting. Downward visibility is good though.

[@linecraftman3907]

You'll be on tail of every aircraft, so no need

[@goatguy9656]

This looks like it came straight out of a top gear episode and i love it

[@07Hawkeye]

love how you plumbed the turbo and gave it a dump... a true man of culture

[@JakeWhoArtASnake]

Would be awesome to see this idea but for a jet aircraft

[@SethMakes]

Honestly M82 this would've been an excellent, excellent surveying plane. Props (pun-intended) to you!

[@levyroth]

Hamas really paid attention to this video -.-

[@muha0644]

The fact that you even included flares 😆 As if a missile wold even be able to lock that ultralight! Just wrap the engine in some aluminum foil, no thermal signature!

[@Greymond]

so, the pilots are having to buy the aircraft. That's gotta be the best idea I've heard since Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix!!!

[@homeopathicfossil-fuels4789]

this looks so much like what I actually did in stormworks to make the cheapest possible plane, I think two years ago, I called it a "firewatch and personal leisure oriented observation aircraft"