Wasp

Wasp is an ingame multi-role aircraft in SimplePlanes.

Description
The Wasp is twin-engine, sleek aircraft. Its twin engines provides it with a high thrust making it one of the fastest aircrafts. It carries a variety of armaments that makes it a versatile aircraft that can carry out both air and ground attack missions. The aircraft also features a drop tank that carries 40gal of fuel. However, the drop tank can't be detached once empty.

Armaments
1x Minigun

Air

 * 2x Guardian
 * 4x Interceptor

Ground

 * 2x Boom 50
 * 4x Inferno

Performance
Pros
 * Good climb rate and acceleration allows it to evade missiles
 * Wide variety of weapons for ground and air combat
 * Decent amount of fuel
 * Low takeoff speed for an aircraft

Cons
 * The Minigun, Boom 50s and Guardians are quite hard to use
 * Drop tank can't be discarded once empty causing it become a dead weight
 * No Countermeasure Dispensers making evasion of missiles hard
 * Unstable, gradually pitches down in flight
 * No Beacon Lights to illuminate the aircraft at night
 * Lack of Arrestor Hook can make carrier landings hard

Trivia

 * It resembles the F-18 Hornet.