F4D-1 Skyray, also know affectionately as the Ford. The Skyray didn't come with any official Strike Fighters release and is the product of dedicated hobbyists.
She's a hot ship for 1956 and is seen here over Israel. I'm doing a what-if scenario where Washington sends a squadron (VMF-114 Death Dealers) of USMC Skyrays to help with the Suez Crisis.
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| The Suez Canal looking north. |
I've flown this what-if and this plane before. What I lacked before was knowing about the pitch trimmers that are on either side of the exhaust. They are assigned the same control axis as thrust vectoring on the harrier and with that wheel in its normal full forward position, it gave nose-down trim that got stronger as more speed was added. That's why I had no pitch authority when I played previously!
Edit to show the pitch trimmers...
