Auto Credit Based on MAHADI's WWII Challenge (Closed)
Introduction
Well i liked my original cranefly but wondered how it would adapt to being a flying boat, worked well in my opinion.
Moved and rebuilt the engines, added the floats, extra hull and the hull fairings plus any number of other tweaks.
Armed now with 4no 20mm cannon and 4no. aerial torpedos it packs a punch and fills in a role somewhere between a Short Sunderland and a Bristol Beaufighter.
Controls
AG1=start/stop engines
LG = landing lights
VTOL dn = flaps / canard trim
Trim = trim of elevator
Pictures
Specifications
Spotlights
- EternalDarkness 6 months ago
- WinsWings 5 months ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor WWII Challenge (Closed)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 38.2ft (11.7m)
- Length 40.8ft (12.4m)
- Height 12.5ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight 11,119lbs (5,043kg)
- Loaded Weight 17,350lbs (7,870kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.115
- Wing Loading 22.2lbs/ft2 (108.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 780.3ft2 (72.5m2)
- Drag Points 661
Parts
- Number of Parts 982
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 3,009
i like this one better
but both of your Craneflies fly too stable for a WWII canard design, thereby eliminating a sense of realism
RATING
Looks : 9.15/10 pts.
Details : 9.15/10 pts.
Performance : 8.75/10 pts.
Weaponry : 9.25/10 pts.
Functionality : 9.25/10 pts.
OVERALL RATING : 9.11/10
this is fun! i lov it
@Tang0five yeah cockpits are a pain, you end up spending hours and hundreds of parts on something most people don't use :) I'm OK with them from time to time but I enjoy the rest of the build so much more. I've got a couple of builds still in progress so I'm not retired yet.
I’m glad you still do what you do. Decent kite to bimble around in and I don't go in for the cockpit either these days, More hassle than it’s worth.
This is beautiful also welcome back! good to see you building again