DAC-30-100
Important info
This aircraft is a part of the official Derek lore, click here to see other aircraft or variants of this aircraft
Controls:
AG1 - reversers, default off
AG2 - reverse on brake, default off
AG3 - wingtip control, default stowed
AG8 - lights, default on
Description
The DAC-30-100 is a marvel of modern unnecessarily oversized engineering. The concept of the DAC-30 line was brought about in early 2022 after parts perfectly suitable to build a six-engine high-wing plane inexplicably became available on the second hand market. Despite their combat-damaged condition, they were enough for the Conglomerate to construct a functioning prototype and kick off the entire production line.
The same prototype was however lost after a mid-air collision with a Convair XF-92 jet piloted by the notorious fiend asteroidbook345, in an act that was since deemed as terrorism.
To make sure conventional airports can fit this unconventional plane, the DAC-30's wingtips fold inwards, reducing its wingspan while taxiing.
The DAC-30 is also equipped with the DAC's first fully in-house built engines, the D-1s, originally designed for the DAC-20 quadjet line (which was eventually superseded by a stretched twinjet using the DAC-10 engines from Skychaser hardware surplus).
The monstrous plane employs three whole passenger decks, including a forth cargo deck. Due to the sheer vastness of the aircraft, a second "cockpit" was installed on the lowest passenger deck, allowing any travelers brave/unsuspecting enough to board this plane to take a look outside from a unique perspective.
Specifications
Spotlights
- Rework 2.2 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 190.3ft (58.0m)
- Length 293.8ft (89.5m)
- Height 80.4ft (24.5m)
- Empty Weight 527,349lbs (239,201kg)
- Loaded Weight 584,782lbs (265,253kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.421
- Wing Loading 33.2lbs/ft2 (162.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 17,610.9ft2 (1,636.1m2)
- Drag Points 160198
Parts
- Number of Parts 795
- Control Surfaces 15
- Performance Cost 2,971
Great lore!
Funny though, I'm sure I've seen these wings before elsewhere... I-....it's... god it's on the tip of my tongue..
160k drag points, 2.4:1 power to weight ratio. I think I can tell why it takes off so fast.
Pro tip: When building a plane, set "CalculateDrag" to false on every part you add. When you start work on the flight model, you'll just have to enable drag again on a few parts until you get to 500-3000 drag points, depending on the size and type of the plane.
The reason for doing this is that with lower drag you won't need overpowered engines to reach the desired top speed, which means you'll also not accelerate as fast and slow down like you hit a wall when you turn off the engines.
@CanadianAircraftBuilder thanks i can assure you that i fully intend to restart my stream of low-effort content
hm yes I wonder where the parts came from
@CR929thenewSPplayer that was definitely an inspiration and to an extent justification to make it
🤯🤔👌
Looks like KR-860 (the russian version of A380)
That plane's definitely a whopper right there!
@rexzion yes it is
it big