FS2004 FS9 Thunderbird 1 Mach 25 VTOL Swing Wing Rocket Ramjet (4)

FS9 Thunderbird 1. is the Mach 25 VTOL swing wing rocket ramjet propelled first response vehicle of the International Rescue fleet. Nuclear reactor for main power, situated aft. Central turbine engine, with bled-off thrust directed through two rings of vectored thrust nozzles, fore and aft. The cross-shaped rear engine cluster contains a mix of ramjets and booster rockets. In horizontal flight, the wings extend from the fuselage to give loitering capability. VTOL rocket emerges from the ventral fuselage for field landings. First flight October 2nd 1965 Computer simulation by: Ken Bertschy. Flight performance data by Harold Sanders who has no idea that I lifted the data from his excellent B1b Lancer simulation