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DeHavilland Dh.88 "Comet"

2,563 Barthelemy  2.8 years ago

Built in 1934, the DeHavilland Dh.88 "Comet" was developed specifically to participate in the MacRobertson air race, a long-distance race from London to Melbourne. It won the race after a 70h55min flight with a cruise speed of about 220mph and a top speed of 237mph. The triumph of the "Comet" set the entry into the use of modern techniques.

In order to be as realistic as possible with this build, the aircraft is a but sluggish and hard to handle at first, but I promise that with a tiny bit of practice it's really fun and challenging to fly!
Flight instructions in the "show instructions" option in-game.

Have fun!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 44.0ft (13.4m)
  • Length 29.2ft (8.9m)
  • Height 11.7ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 2,104lbs (954kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,551lbs (1,610kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.14
  • Wing Loading 23.7lbs/ft2 (115.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 150.0ft2 (13.9m2)
  • Drag Points 948

Parts

  • Number of Parts 208
  • Control Surfaces 3
  • Performance Cost 915
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    3,672 997Carrera

    It flies very nice

    1.6 years ago
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    @Barthelemy I wonder if you’re planning to make any new builds.

    2.3 years ago
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    @Barthelemy I wonder if you could recolor this into the black magic variant.

    2.3 years ago
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    Very nice, great job!!

    +2 2.8 years ago
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    2,563 Barthelemy

    @Tang0five thank you so much!

    2.8 years ago
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    53.2k Tang0five

    Tragically short of attention - great work!

    2.8 years ago