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Hs 293 Drone Challenge

19.2k Waemoth  8.7 years ago

Changes include fix of engine ehxhausts, new paint, pylon, so that you can attach it to a plane. Aerodynamics were also slightly improved. I want to make a He 177, which can use this the way it was actually supposed to be used. But we'll see about that :)

The Hs 293 project was started in 1940, based on the "Gustav Schwartz Propellerwerke" pure glide bomb that was designed in 1939. The Schwartz design did not have a terminal guidance system; instead, it used an autopilot to maintain a straight course. It was intended to be launched from a bomber at sufficient distance to keep the aircraft out of range of anti-aircraft fire. A Henschel team, under Dr. Herbert Wagner, developed it the following year by adding an Walter HWK 109-507 rocket engine underneath, providing 590 kg (1,300 lb) thrust for ten seconds. This allowed the bomb to be used from a lower altitude and at an increased range. Some examples used the BMW 109-511 of 600 kg (1,323 lb) thrust.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 13.7ft (4.2m)
  • Length 19.9ft (6.1m)
  • Height 5.8ft (1.8m)
  • Empty Weight 5,113lbs (2,319kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,356lbs (2,883kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.121
  • Wing Loading 92.6lbs/ft2 (452.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 68.6ft2 (6.4m2)
  • Drag Points 1033

Parts

  • Number of Parts 43
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 155
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    19.2k Waemoth

    @Seeras Thanks, I definitely will if I run into some trouble.

    8.7 years ago
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    Mod Seeras

    @Waemoth
    Wow, that's a nice list ^^
    If you need some help, just ask.

    8.7 years ago
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    19.2k Waemoth

    @Seeras I have so many things I want to build/am building right now, MGM-1, BM-13N, Silbervogel, Pz IV H, Tu-123. And now also this!

    8.7 years ago
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    19.2k Waemoth

    @Seeras That would be very nice, but I'll try to make one as well.

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    19.2k Waemoth

    @Seeras What I'm concerned about is mostly that it has to be on scale with the bomb, which I have to find pictures for, and also as historically accurate as this, which besides the paint is pretty close to historical looking.

    8.7 years ago
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    Mod Seeras

    @Waemoth
    If you want, i can try to build one. =)

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    19.2k Waemoth

    @Seeras You have to take into consideration that I'm a baddie when it comes to planes :)

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    Mod Seeras

    @Waemoth
    That should be no problem for you.
    This plane is not that complex but beautiful. =)

    8.7 years ago
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    19.2k Waemoth

    @Seeras Thanks, I really hope that I can make a He 177 to carry this. That would be epic, an actual representation of this thing.

    8.7 years ago
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    Mod Seeras

    Thats a very nice ship killer. ^^

    8.7 years ago