Prepare yourself for tactical supply delivery! Skydrop is a medium cargo plane capable of performing flyby air drops. Simply open up the ramp, and let those pallets fly.
AG1, AG2, and AG3 trigger the deployment of the three separate pallets.
AG5 turns on the lights.
AG6 Drops the drop tanks.
AG7 unlocks the ramp/cargo door.
AG8 Locks up the flaps to allow the doors to be opened mid-flight.
VTOL slider operates both the flaps, and the cargo door.
To perform and airdrop, first, level the plane out. If the plane is not flying straight and level, the cargo can catch on its way out, potentially ripping the plane apart. Once you are level, deactivate AG8 to lock the flaps, then activate AG7 and slide the VTOL slider down. Once the doors are fully open, and you are flying straight, press AG1, AG2, and AG3 in order to deploy your cargo. They are pulled out by parachutes, and subsequently safely drift to the ground. Practice and see how close you can get your cargo on target!
Lastly, while this plane is not a replica, it should be very obvious what plane was my primary inspiration.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 2 airplane(s) +35 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 94.5ft (28.8m)
- Length 67.3ft (20.5m)
- Height 27.6ft (8.4m)
- Empty Weight 22,142lbs (10,043kg)
- Loaded Weight 32,417lbs (14,704kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.308
- Wing Loading 33.2lbs/ft2 (162.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 975.0ft2 (90.6m2)
- Drag Points 14888
Parts
- Number of Parts 159
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 1,550
Good plane! I really enjoyed flying it! My fictional aviation company has produced a modification of the Skydrop design.
Nah it's right bro @Sunnyskies
@Unreliablewaffle365 I actually remember wanting to add cameras. I just ended up forgetting to add them lol.
Cool plane bro. A few things though.
1. It would be cool if this could land on ground and water
2. Try adding a 4th crate/parachute
And 3. Try adding cameras on each crate.
Other than that, great plane
@Sunnyskies
No works fine
@Supercraft888 They actually work pretty well. You can pitch down while releasing, and they'll guide the pallets out most of the time. I considered lining the walls and ceiling, but I didn't want to drive up the part count.
This is amazing!!! Never thought of wheels as rails.
@Treadmill103 Thanks!
@Omicronpriority I work with C-5s on a regular basis. Our unit loads and unloads cargo off of them quite frequently. I've also read the T.O.s cover to cover. They are quite intimidating when you are up close to them!
@Sunnyskies Gotcha. I am not too familiar with the C5. I flew on P3C Orions in the Navy and only took a C130 to get back from deployment once.
@Omicronpriority Very nice. As for the doors, the mechanism is very different from how a Galaxy opens. I'll likely end up building them from scratch. And thanks!
Check out my tank drop cargo plane. The doors could work for your C5 galaxy build if you want to source them as an assembly.
@ChiChiWerx Pretty close, huh? I did the whole thing from memory. I suppose I spend too much time around C-130s on the job, lol. I might make a faithful replica one day. I do know it pretty well. Not before I make that actual-size C-5 Galaxy I've been putting off working on though. Procrastinating pretty hard on that one.
There's only one thing this could be based off of...the Mighty Herc! I think you need to try to mod this thing into a C-130 replica, it's already pretty close.