P-13 Prowler: Difference between revisions

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The P-13 Prowler is the first and only Patrol series aerospace vehicle. It was primarily marketed for military and private security.

The P-13 is a VTOL-capable hybrid spacecraft and aircraft, in so far as it has conventional flight surfaces but is also capable of ascending beyond the atmosphere, maneuvering in orbit and re-entering under its own power.

It is faster and more agile than the E-10 but has significantly lower carrying capacity. Combined with its very high price of 4,068,997 CR when new and lack of second hand availability, it is seen more as a toy for the mega-rich than a genuinely useful utility vehicle.

Statistics

Weapon mounts: 2
Avionics bays: 3
Cargo bays: 0
Internal cargo hold capacity: 1 MT
Passenger capacity: 3
Max acceleration (fully fueled and loaded): 20 m/s
Max fuel load: 18,182 kg
Empty weight: 62,647 kg

Standard Equipment

P-13 flight review

Handling:
Below 118m/sec IAS: crisp and responsive in all 3 axis 
Above 120m/sec IAS: the pitch control stops working the nose drops. This 
can be counteracted with vertical thrusters.
Above 125 m/sec IAS: the yaw begins to oscillate when entering a turn,
and though thrusting upward will help a little, you will be forced to make 
successive, alternating S-turns in order to keep to a straight line.

Solution: the thrust augmentation needs to stay on all the time, or the
throttle needs to be nerfed to keep speed under 117m/sec IAS

Docking
The ship appears to dock on the light bar area.
The docking port is at the rear of the ship. 

Instruments 
Although well placed the HUD is small and too transparent, in bright
light, such as above the clouds in daylight, the data all but disappears.
The rest of the instruments are still being finished. 

Passengers/Prisoners
The transit menus are set up to cancel on a 0 so it is not possible 
to load passengers to a 0 [[ARJ]] using the number strip at the top of the
keyboard. You may wish to attempt using the numeric keypad.

Version History

Id	Category	Severity	Status	Updated	Summary
0000546	Vehicles	trivial	acknowledged (reskin)	2021-11-11	P-13 (Exterior) - remastering project
0000547	Cockpits	tweak	acknowledged (reskin)	2021-11-11	P-13 (Interior) - remastering project
0000550	Vehicles	trivial	acknowledged (reskin)	2021-11-11	P-13 (Light Bar) - remastering project

External Links

Detailed specifications

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-The P-13 is the civilian stripped-down version of the military craft.
+[[Image:P13_in_flight.png|thumb|right|400px]]
+[[Image:ian-sca3.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]
-The P-13 is a [[VTOL]]-capable hybrid spacecraft and aircraft, in so far as it has conventional flight surfaces but is also capable of ascending beyond the atmosphere, maneuvering in [[orbit]] and [[reentry|re-entering]] under its own power.  It is faster and more agile than the [[E-10]] but has significantly lower carrying capacity.  Combined with its [[Rusty's Rentals|very high price]] of 8,200,551 [[CR]] when new and lack of [http://rise.unistellar.com/auction.html second hand availability], it is seen more as a toy for the [[user:rana|mega-rich]] than a genuinely useful utility vehicle.
+The P-13 Prowler is the first and only Patrol series aerospace vehicle. It was primarily marketed for military and private security.
+The P-13 is a [[VTOL]]-capable hybrid spacecraft and aircraft, in so far as it has conventional flight surfaces but is also capable of ascending beyond the atmosphere, maneuvering in [[orbit]] and [[reentry|re-entering]] under its own power.
+It is faster and more agile than the [[E-10]] but has significantly lower carrying capacity.  Combined with its [[Rusty's Rentals|very high price]] of 4,068,997 [[CR]] when new and lack of [http://rise.unistellar.com/auction.html second hand availability], it is seen more as a toy for the mega-rich than a genuinely useful utility vehicle.
 === Statistics ===
+[[Image:P13_on_Bank.png|thumb|right|400px]]
 * [[:category:weapons|Weapon]] mounts: 2
+* [[:category:avionics|Avionics]] bays: 3
 * [[Cargo]] bays: 0
-* Internal [[cargo]] hold capacity: 1 [[MT]]
+* Internal [[cargo]] hold capacity: 1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_ton MT]
 * Passenger capacity: 3
-* Max acceleration (fully fueled and loaded):
+* Max acceleration (fully fueled and loaded): 20 [[meter|m]]/s
-* Max fuel load: 18,182 [[kg]]
+* Max fuel load: 18,182 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram kg]
-* Empty weight: 62,647 kg
+* Empty weight: 62,647 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram kg]
 ===Standard Equipment===
 * [[GPWS]]
 * [[Autoflyte]]
 * [[VTOL]]
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 P-13 flight review
-Handling
+Handling:
-Below 118m/sec IAS crisp and responsive in all 3 axis
+Below 118m/sec IAS: crisp and responsive in all 3 axis
-Above 120m/sec IAS the pitch control stops working the nose drops this can be slowed and worked around with the up thrusters
+Above 120m/sec IAS: the pitch control stops working the nose drops. This
-Above 125 m/sec IAS the yaw starts to oscillate starting a turn and holding the thrust up will help some but you end up in a series of S turns to follow a straight line.
+can be counteracted with vertical thrusters.
-Solution the thrust augmentation needs to stay on all the time or the ship needs a speed limiter to reduce the throttle to keep speed under 117m/sec IAS
+Above 125 m/sec IAS: the yaw begins to oscillate when entering a turn,
+and though thrusting upward will help a little, you will be forced to make
+successive, alternating S-turns in order to keep to a straight line.
+Solution: the thrust augmentation needs to stay on all the time, or the
+throttle needs to be nerfed to keep speed under 117m/sec IAS
 Docking
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 Instruments
-Although well placed the HUD is small and too transparent, in bright light, such as above the clouds in daylight, the data all but disappears. The rest of the instruments are still being finished.
+Although well placed the HUD is small and too transparent, in bright
+light, such as above the clouds in daylight, the data all but disappears.
+The rest of the instruments are still being finished.
 Passengers/Prisoners
-The transit menus are set up to cancel on a 0 so it is not possible to load passengers to a 0 pods
+The transit menus are set up to cancel on a 0 so it is not possible
+to load passengers to a 0 [[ARJ]] using the number strip at the top of the
+keyboard. You may wish to attempt using the numeric keypad.
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+==Version History==
+<mantis>bugid=546,550,547</mantis>
 == External Links ==
-* [http://www.unistellar.com/downloads/p-13.htm Detailed specifications]
+* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1syv9tKJkaosioKWtW1SpTbLtxUXVzE7P4vucG9NyfO8/edit?usp=sharing Detailed specifications]
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