Introduction
Well its not very often i branch out into the realm of civil aviation but I always liked my first RJ Bruntingthorpe and then i saw a picture of the Breguet 763 wiki here and thought it would make a nice combination for the RJ Bruntingthorpe II.
The basic philosophy behind the design is to combine a passenger aircraft with a cargo plane, so the lower deck is cargo and the upper deck is for passengers. Due to this the engine power was upgraded and the weight increased which leads to slightly longer takeoff runs. The cargo bay doors are side opening clam shells which allows good access to the cargo area for loading / offloading.
All 4 engines can be indepently turned on/off which adds a nice touch for taxying etc.
Controls
AG1-4 = engine start
VTOL dn = flaps
Pictures
On the Ground
Flaps in takeoff position
Takeoff rotation speed achieved
Onwards to the destination
Over the sea
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 57.4ft (17.5m)
- Length 51.8ft (15.8m)
- Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
- Empty Weight 20,873lbs (9,468kg)
- Loaded Weight 24,280lbs (11,013kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.081
- Wing Loading 51.7lbs/ft2 (252.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 469.6ft2 (43.6m2)
- Drag Points 2417
Parts
- Number of Parts 1234
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 3,864
1234 parts 1234 parts challenge submission?!?!?
No, it can have two engines fail at 90 KIAS and there’s enough authority there to rotate and takeoff (barely). Then fly out and come back in and land. Problems include the on screen controls, which makes the rudder tough to lock in, the lack of nose up trim authority and necessity to carry a good amount of speed (no less than 175 KIAS) so as to have enough nose up authority to round out and land.
@ChiChiWerx yep, depending on the engine failed yaw can be interesting. I think I'll have a play to see how many engines I can fail and still take off, would guess at only 1 though as its intentionally close to the limit already.
EFTOCs are challenging and fun.
Beautiful thicc boi
Very nice plane . Great job .
Beautiful plane! I love all the details