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WWII PT Plywood Speedboat

496 TheEpicTrain  4.5 years ago

Pt boats were the most formidable thing the americans had in the war in the pacific, they were fast, agile, and armed to the teeth with machine guns, torpedoes, rockets, mortars, depth charges, and on PT 109... an ANTI-TANK CANNON. “PT boats may have been small, but they packed a formidable punch” -the infographics show, 2019

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 8.2ft (2.5m)
  • Length 17.7ft (5.4m)
  • Height 12.4ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 2,975lbs (1,349kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,022lbs (2,731kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.332
  • Wing Loading 1,278.9lbs/ft2 (6,243.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4.7ft2 (0.4m2)
  • Drag Points 3913

Parts

  • Number of Parts 47
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 411