I made this for the 'Going the Distance' Challenge. It did not quite work out, but it turned out to be a pretty good aircraft. It has a small 250 horsepower motor, comes with a very limited amount of fuel as uploaded, about 6 gallons I think. With a full load of fuel, you could quite possible fly forever....not really. Once it gets airborne, get on the trim rapidly as it wants to lift the nose pretty badly and will stall if you let it. Keep the nose up on landing or you will lose the propeller.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 109.2ft (33.3m)
- Length 39.8ft (12.1m)
- Height 11.4ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 3,547lbs (1,609kg)
- Loaded Weight 3,582lbs (1,624kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.069
- Wing Loading 4.0lbs/ft2 (19.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 903.9ft2 (84.0m2)
- Drag Points 1323
Parts
- Number of Parts 15
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 167
Another, jet powered plane is on the horizon, having issues with it wanting to go for the stars. It's a little bit interesting, I'm going to mess with engine angles to see if that will help. I can't do anything else with the wings without making it look silly. lol