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Taiyuan Phoenix

20.8k Thorne  2.7 years ago



The Phoenix is a single-seat home-built piston helicopter for the Chinese civil aviation market. The aircraft was designed in-house by the Taiyuan Aviation Company in cooperation with its Canadian shareholder based out of Calgary, Alberta.

The Chinese aviation market has struggled to take off over the past decade due to difficult regulations, unaffordable costs, and a lack of aviation-grade supply chains. The Taiyuan Phoenix is a low-cost home-build helicopter with simple and reliable parts that can be maintained at the fraction of the cost of competing helicopters. Unlike other aircraft in the market, the Phoenix does not have to be serviced by an AME as it is not for commercial use; although some pre-manufactured aircraft are available for commercial uses should there be a need.





Width - 3.3ft (1.0m)
Length - 23.7ft (7.2m)
Height - 7.5ft (2.3m)

Cruise Speed - 52 Kts
Engine Horsepower - 75 Hp
Max Cruise Time - 1 Hour 35 Minutes
Fuel - 100LL, 91-93 Octane


Step 1
Activate 1.
Step 2
Bring the throttle up.
Step 3
Bring the collective (VTOL Bar) up.
Step 4
Fly that sexy beast!




Taiyuan Aviation Company, China, Shanxi, Taiyuan, Xiaodian District, 199 Taiyu Road


Spotlights

  • This craft is curated

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +58 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 3.3ft (1.0m)
  • Length 23.7ft (7.2m)
  • Height 7.5ft (2.3m)
  • Empty Weight 95lbs (43kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,615lbs (732kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 13918.694
  • Wing Loading 15.0lbs/ft2 (73.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 107.8ft2 (10.0m2)
  • Drag Points 1252

Parts

  • Number of Parts 124
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 521
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    20.8k Thorne

    @Twizi Thanks! Great to hear

    2.1 years ago
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    150 Twizi

    This was fun to fly

    +1 2.1 years ago
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    20.8k Thorne

    lol @SheriffHackdogMCPE

    2.5 years ago
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    +infinite social credit

    +1 2.5 years ago
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    20.8k Thorne

    谢谢!@3448322437

    2.7 years ago
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    15 ZhouQAQ

    加油(ง •̀_•́)ง

    +3 2.7 years ago
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    20.8k Thorne

    大佬?! 感谢朋友@hotowg

    2.7 years ago
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    907 hotowg

    加油鸭!才发现大佬也是国人。😘

    +3 2.7 years ago
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    20.8k Thorne

    @GrFrog I exported it to a 3d model, opened it in 3d builder (a program that comes with windows 10&11), exported it as a .gltb file; from there I imported it into PowerPoint, gave it the 'turntable' animation, and exported it as a .gif! from there I uploaded it to ImgBB and put it in the description. Thanks for the upvote

    +1 2.7 years ago
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    32.0k GrFrog

    How did you add that gif to the description?

    +1 2.7 years ago