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KM "Caspian Sea Monster"

19.3k SkipperBing  9.8 years ago
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The KM Ekranoplan (dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster) is quite an interesting vehicle. It is a mixture of airplane and hovercraft. Simply speaking, an ekranoplan is an airplane specially designed to fly at low altitudes above the water's surface. It takes advantage of the aerodynamic principle know as the “ground effect”. Basically the air between the wings and water's surface is very compressed and thus allows the plane to fly using less fuel and still very quickly. Also it allows to transport heavier load than conventional planes. Try not to yank back on the stick too much or the tail section might shear off. I created this on my iPhone, so if performance is lacking, I apologize.

(Just noticed that I can't download it to the same phone I built it on...odd)

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 67.3ft (20.5m)
  • Length 107.4ft (32.8m)
  • Height 32.8ft (10.0m)
  • Empty Weight 59,553lbs (27,013kg)
  • Loaded Weight 84,304lbs (38,239kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.399
  • Wing Loading 45.7lbs/ft2 (223.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,845.2ft2 (171.4m2)
  • Drag Points 24448

Parts

  • Number of Parts 864
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 1,406
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    19.3k SkipperBing
    @thomasjaf yeah I have to agree with you there haha. This one took me quite some time since I was trying to scale it to the large jet engines.
    9.8 years ago
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    6,104 thomasjaf
    Yours looks definitely better than my old first try! https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/2Oo6c6/Ekranoplane
    9.8 years ago
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    14.0k ElijtheGeat
    Was just thinking about making one of these, great job on the design
    9.8 years ago