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Heyford HP50

1,217 SmeagolFish  9.9 years ago
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[Note for mobile devices: Use "Low" graphics quality setting for best performance]

The Handley Page Heyford was a twin-engine British biplane bomber of the 1930s. Although it had a short service life, it equipped several squadrons of the RAF as one of the most important British bombers of the mid-1930s, and was the last biplane heavy bomber to serve with the RAF. The aircraft was named for and first deployed at RAF Upper Heyford, near Bicester in Oxfordshire.

**Of all my planes, this one is the most difficult to fly. Squirrely on take off and easy to stall. The lower wing (used for holding payloads in the real-life version) really mucks things up... Advice for balancing it better is much appreciated.**

General Characteristics

  • Successors 4 airplane(s) +14 bonus
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 70.3ft (21.4m)
  • Length 40.9ft (12.5m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 5,732lbs (2,600kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,444lbs (3,830kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.532
  • Wing Loading 8.2lbs/ft2 (40.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,029.9ft2 (95.7m2)
  • Drag Points 4057

Parts

  • Number of Parts 181
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 562
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    @Lolivier "doesn't really matter"
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    144 Lolivier
    @Electra10 "five months ago"
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    815 stampy
    Great plane
    9.4 years ago
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    @Lolivier none of his planes lag on my iPad lol
    9.4 years ago
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    411 BrianZ
    Good but hard to fly
    9.8 years ago
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    5,476 thomin
    Looks great, but the balance of COG and COL is off, making it virtually impossible to fly. Maybe playing around with fuel tanks could help...
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    144 Lolivier
    And yeah, think that I know ehat make your plane unstable: pieces of structural wings between wings themselves. When I built my Cessna 172, I tried to put a piece of structural wing between the plane and the wheel, and when I tested the plane, it was actually have the same problem that you have. I remove them and tadam, the problem disappears. But you can't remove them on your plane without destroying all the look, so...
    9.9 years ago
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    144 Lolivier
    Again, I will say it, love your planes. You do replicas that aren't really knowned (have difficulties with my English, sorry) and that are great to see. Only problem, your planes (both last) lag on mobile devices
    9.9 years ago
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    Love your builds man, and I may have found your solution. Move your cockpit forward one block and make the nose also one blocks length further forward adding a total of 5 blocks. Then make all your bottom wings symmetric. This i have found makes it fly a little more predictable. You just had to get the COM barely in front of the COL. Pitches down a bit but it flies like an old ricketty bird. Hope that helps, and keep up the good work.
    9.9 years ago