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SPCS Naval Challenge: Finally Judged

6,867 Diver  3.2 years ago

After putting it off for a long time, I have finally found some time to judge the SPCS Naval Challenge, which, disappointingly only had three entries.

Rankings

  1. WisconsinStatePolice - K-59b Tanker
  2. PapaKernels - North American CN-19
  3. LieutenantSOT - Curtiss XF15C-1

Remarks

K-59b Tanker:
Flight model 5/10
Design 7/10
Landing 3/10
Functionality 7/10
Details 7/10
Total: 40/50
The K-59b Tanker may have won the competition. But it had a few "fatal flaws" namely it was hard to fly steadily, and trying to land on a carrier was atrocious, and hard (at least for me). The plane needed to come in hot, and it didn't help that the flaps were ineffective. However, I really liked the livery as well as the detailing (including the nose radar array and cockpit).

Flight model 5/10
Design 4/10
Landing 8/10
Functionality 5/10
Details 3/10
Total: 25/50

The North American CN-19 was the best flying in my opinion. It was able to fly steadily, and landing was a dream. However, yet again, it lacked flaps that had at least some impact on flight performance. It was also very blocky and ostensibly un-aerodynamic.

Curtiss-XF15C-1:
Flight model 4/10
Design 6/10
Landing 6/10
Functionality 4/10
Details 3/10
Total: 23/50

The Curtiss-XF15C-1 had the worst flight model of all, being not only wobbly, but it would swing and flop up and down like a dying fish. Surprisingly, though, it was very floaty coming down to land and it was a nice experience. However, this plane not only didn't have working flaps, it didn't even have flaps and lacked even a trim stabilizer.


Rewards will be given as such:
1st - 10 upvotes
2nd - 7 upvotes
3rd - 4 upvotes

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    59.7k PapaKernels

    Yea lol, that was so long ago, maybe for the next challenge i can do alot better. Most of my techniques now would absolutely deastroy this challenge.

    +3 3.2 years ago
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    Yeahh.. I could do so much better now 😂
    Thank you!! And congrats everyone!

    +2 3.2 years ago
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    6,867 Diver

    @LieutenantSOT @PapaKernels @WisconsinStatePolice

    +2 3.2 years ago