T-49 Ebon Hawk (+weapons pack)

The T-49 is a fictional trainer aircraft I created based on several modern training aircraft. My goal was to make a realist 1990's advanced or "super sonic trainer", which could also double a light attack aircraft. You will find elements of the YAK-130, BEA Hawk, and T-7 Redhawk in its design plus a little of my own vibes.

This design was part of a larger meta universe I have built in my head which kinda applies to all of the fictional or what-if models I make. In this particular one, advanced trainer aircraft design really plateaued in the 1970's and really only between 2000 and 2005 did any advancements start up for new trainers in the western world, and the United States didn't start up on modernized trainers until around 2018. By in large very few military programs made progress in the 1990's by either lack of demand (for the west) or by economic ruin (the east). This also was largely due to the lack of peer-pressure from now concluded the cold war, only now as China rises are we getting the new T-7 trainer along with many other new defense programs. In my hypothetical universe the cold war did not end in 1989 and the Soviet Union, managed better and more progressive, was able to stand against the west in a more competent fashion. In this world, the high-speed pace of development of the late 70's and early 80's was maintained into the 1990s. This would have resulted in new trainers in addition to new front line aircraft (such as my F-31).

I believe it like the US would have pursued something akin to the T-7, just 20-25 years backwards in technology. The T-49 Ebon Hawk is very much designed in that vein. The trainers of the 1990's were very much like those of the 1970's with very few advancements in the real world. The T-49 is designed to incorporate the most advanced tech of the time, and in this hypothetical timeline it's likely the T-7 Red Hawk would still come into existence in the late 2010s, there would just been a generation of trainers between the USAF T-38 (1968) / USN T-45 Hawk (1988 - which is based off a 1974 airframe). I would see this aircraft coming into service around 1990-92 and the navy would have by-passed the obsolete T-45 Hawk in favor of my T-49. Some nations in my mind that would use this aircraft would be US - Australia - New Zealand - Israel - and likely a handful of NATO nations would would likely be competing with either Italian trainers or a new generation trainer out of the UK replacing BAE system's Hawk line. It also likely some air forces that are very tight on money would use it as a light-attack aircraft independently from its trainer role.

For scaling purposes - the Ebon Hawk is are each roughly 40ft long or 12.1 meters. It is about the same size of an A-4 Skyhawk.

Please note this aircraft has weapons, it is my first attempt at this. Please give me feedback! We have clean, pylons only, fuel tanks only, AA plus fuel, AA only, rockets and guns, bombs only.

I place this model out for free - please do not re-produce for profit or resale in anyway. If you wish to use my models in a project please credit me with creation of the model. If you have questions please reach out to me on Cults. Thank you!

IMPORTANT NOTE - MAKE SURE YOU HAVE "KEEP DISCONNECTED FACES" and "UNION OVERLAPPING VOLUMES" ENABALED FOR THIS MODEL.

Disclaimer: I have very limited experience with 3-D printer settings and I am pretty new to this. Please note I have not done any test prints of the weapons packs - if you have any issues printing the aircraft with weapons please let me know I will adjust it.

This model has several versions - a single piece print for all. I have completed one test print with no weapons.

I printed this model "strait up 90 degrees", with an infill and support density each around 15-20% because its small and thin winged, using PLA plastic on an Creality CR-6 MAX on a goofy custom scale whereas every 21 meters = 254 mm of print space. You should be able to print the model on whatever scale you like - just be sure to adjust your printer's settings accordingly. I have found that using the "raft" base support with both support roof and floors enabled make for a print solid print.