Welcome to me thinking out loud.
This is a list of planes that I kinda want to make one day... lol.
I hope you like pictures lmao jk.
Cessna 172/182/185 Bush Plane
I’ve been flying the Prop Strike Cessna 172 in X Plane recently and I’m really enjoying it. I also want to build a trike landing gear aircraft that has prop wash to see what it’s like.
Cessna 206 Float Plane
I wanna flight on the Taupo Seaplanes on my 18th birthday. :D
PZL-104 Wilga (radial)
Weird story with this one. While I was building Draco, I first started building it with a cockpit, but I found it too difficult because I was building the back window way more complicated than it was supposed to be. After I finished Draco, I realised I had done the rear fuselage wrong and that it was far more panely and basic than I thought.
If you look at my Draco, you’ll see I did the rear window wrong :p
P-51 Mustang
I haven’t actually seen many mustangs on this site that have an accurate shape and have a cockpit. This is why I wanna build one.
P-40 Warhawk
My favourite WWII fighter.
de Havilland Mosquito
I don’t think there are any accurate Mosquito replicas on the site that have cockpits... which is why I wanna make one lol.
I also like their sleek look.
There’s a few other WWII planes I wanna make but I don’t want to give you the inclination that I’m gonna make a war plane because I’m way more likely to make a bush plane lol
Aviat-Pitts Special
I wanna make a stunt plane with prop wash and realistic performance.
^^ This Pitts has a power/weight ratio of like 1.75 to 1 lmao.
Maule M4/M6/M7
Cummon this can’t be a surprise.
V Tail Bonanza
Gotta be a V Tail, right? :D
please do the cessna 206
Colts are pretty naice! @WrightAirCo
Okay, okay. @JohnnyBoythePilot
@WrightAirCo
Why, thanks! I believe that's the Colt your doing. It's basically a dumbed-down Pacer/Tri-Pacer geared specifically towards basic flight training (basically competing to the Cessna 150/152). Powered by a 108HP Lycoming O-235, and it has no flaps if I recall correctly. Tag me when you complete it!
@JohnnyBoythePilot
Nice to see a large brain when it comes to this stuff, as it so happens I'm working on the TPs baby brother the PA-22-108
@Tacocat16
I'm not saying the Mini-Max/Hi-Max's are bad, I'd just go with a more reliable engine & one with more HP. I mean they're successful for a reason; it's a very well-built ultralight with a "big plane" feel to it. Also, I think the Rotax sounds sexy. Although the Yamaha Apex Mohawk Aero Conversion looks really promising. A super light engine that pushes 140HP stock, and 300HP when turbocharged (which is the setup Steve Henry has in Yee Haw 7). I put a 100HP Continental O-200D in my Corben Baby Ace in FSX (specifically the model with the tundra tires ;) ) and it climbs like a bat out of hell! Now I'm thinking of giving it the 300HP turbocharged Yamaha Apex and see what it will do with that. Should make one heck of a STOL Drag airplane!
The baby ace is a nice plane, but I like the hi max better, but that’s none of my business 🐸 in my opinion, rotaxes sound weird, but they’re reliable. @Johnnyboythepilot
@Tacocat16
That's just my tastes. Maybe with the Rotax 582, but definitely not a 1 cylinder engine. Plus I actually flew Flight Replica's Mini-Max in FSX (freeware addon), and with my weight in it, the plane would be overgross. I didn't overgross the Corben Baby Ace, so that would be my go-to single-seat "joyride" airplane.
oh come on@JohnnyBoythePilot put in a 1/2 VW if you dont like the thought of an unreliable 2 stroke
@Tacocat16
Oh I've seen that before; that's the Hi-Max. My only gripe with those and the Mini-Max is the powerplants. I don't think I'd be as comfortable flying a plane with a 40-60 HP 1 or 2 cylinder engine. I think I'd prefer a Corben Baby Ace with a Continental A65/C85 that has 65-85 HP and 4 cylinders.
this with the turtledeck or this is what i want to build. i like the second one a bit more, but your legs are in the open all the time, and as you know, washington is pretty cold most of the year! @johnnyboythepilot
naice!@JohnnyBoythePilot
@Tacocat16
I think I have a better name for my Pacer: "Dream Chaser"! Sounds better than just Chaser IMO. Plus it is quite literally a dream plane of mine. Here's "Dream Chaser" compared to a Maule M7:
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@Tacocat16
Wow well that's pretty cool!
@jamesPLANESii yes, do the all mighty and very brilliant skyhawk and join the skyhawk bias team!
Hey you know I’ve flown the second oldest super cub in the world...the oldest original one left! It Bascically a PA11 but there’s some subtle differences, like the v brace in the front is an upright v instead of an inverted V, The elevator stays neutral when it is parked, the PA11 elevator drops, and there is a higher ceiling in the cargo area @JohnnyBoythePilot
Build it! @JohnnyBoythePilot
@Chancey21
YES please!
@Tacocat16
Maybe. But when you think about it, the family line goes: Cub >>> Super Cub >>> Pacer/Tri-Pacer >>> Maule >>> Bearhawk. So they all trace back to the Cub. XD
I already have a canceled Maule M-4 project if you wanna see it
Yeah, it does look like a Maule, but i heard it was based on a super cub
Sounds like a fun project:) make sure you get the extended wings and put a constant speed prop on. @JohnnyBoythePilot
Oh yeah the pacer is a great airplane. It’s almost a competitor of a 172 @JohnnyBoythePilot
@Tacocat16
Also here's a sick 4-place Cub built by Airframes Alaska called the "Super Ultima Cub", and it's literally a widened Super Cub. @jamesPLANESii you might want to take a look at this beast!
@Tacocat16
I think the Bearhawk & Super Cub have different airfoils. But a friend told me the Bearhawk was designed or inspired from the Maule, and that the Maule in turn was inspired from the Pacer. And if you look & compare them together, they do look fairly similar or have similar lines. The Bearhawk even has similar clam-shell style passenger doors as the Maule.