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Cormorant

7,074 BeeEngineer  2.0 years ago

The Cormorant is a small sea-plane build to discover even the most hidden places in the world. Even with its tiny engine, I can easily get out of the water reasonably quickly.

Controls:

1-Landing lights.
8-NAV lights.
VTOL-flaps.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 54.7ft (16.7m)
  • Length 35.3ft (10.8m)
  • Height 11.7ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 2,496lbs (1,132kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,103lbs (1,861kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.147
  • Wing Loading 12.5lbs/ft2 (61.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 327.0ft2 (30.4m2)
  • Drag Points 3604

Parts

  • Number of Parts 61
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 321
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    7,074 BeeEngineer

    5 upvotes by the 1st of December for another seaplane!

    Pinned 2.0 years ago
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    @BeeEngineer
    the last time I attempted a amphibious plane was when I wanted a 3 engined bomber plane.

    2.0 years ago
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    @BeeEngineer
    ahhhhh

    2.0 years ago
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    7,074 BeeEngineer

    @dogooman1 I wanted the plane to be slow and not powerful but it had to take-off of water so I slowly added power until I had got it right.

    2.0 years ago
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    @BeeEngineer
    how much fine tuning did you use to take off from the water?

    2.0 years ago