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GP-182 Skivvy

17.4k Geekpride  8.0 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Pilotmario's Scorpion Light Tank M4A2(90) Parachute Contest

Activate group 2 for the rear door, group 3 for the belly hatches. Move the trim slider down to open them. Group 7 drops the tank, group 6 opens the parachutes.

Geekpride Fabrications' second entry to the tank drop contest meets the design criteria at the cost of some efficiency. With propeller engines having proven inadequate, this uses the same jet engines as the Dominator heavy bomber. It still requires plenty of power, using eight of them to achieve the target speed.
Range is not a problem - the aerodynamic skirt that smooths the airflow over the rear wheels also acts as a fuel tank to complement the wing tanks.
Flight characteristics are good, the Skivvy combines stability and responsiveness well. As the full engines are only necessary to achieve the target speed, there is plenty of power and lift available at lower speeds, allowing the Skivvy to have STOL capabilities that are unusual in such a large plane. Being a large plane does increase the cost; if this design is selected, Geekpride Fabrications is confident that the tank can be replaced by bomb racks with little difficulty, allowing this to take on a secondary role as a bomber.

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.919
  • Wing Loading 25.3lbs/ft2 (123.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 5,448.2ft2 (506.2m2)
  • Drag Points 44114

Parts

  • Number of Parts 302
  • Control Surfaces 15
  • Performance Cost 1,935