Flivver
Dated, informal
[Noun]
-A cheap aircraft or car , especially one in bad condition
From that, I think you know where this is going...
HENRY FORD
Wanted to build a plane that was the "model T of the skies"
He obviously failed but let me tell you why and share more about this aircraft.
STORY
The Ford Flivver is a single-seat aircraft introduced by Henry Ford as the "Model T of the Air".[N 1] After a fatal crash of a prototype into the ocean off Melbourne, Florida, production plans were halted.(wiki)
STATS
The ford flivver was so shit it was called quote
" the worst plane I have ever flown" -Charles Lindenburg
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Capacity: 1
Length: 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Wingspan: 21 ft 9 in (6.63 m)
Airfoil: Gottingen 387
Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Anzani Radial, 36 hp (27 kW)
To replicate the real plane, the plane has some issues the real plane had, it's abit faster than the real one by about 5-10 km/h
Have fun! :)
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 35.8ft (10.9m)
- Length 22.1ft (6.7m)
- Height 10.3ft (3.1m)
- Empty Weight 3,219lbs (1,460kg)
- Loaded Weight 4,637lbs (2,103kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.086
- Wing Loading 19.8lbs/ft2 (96.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 234.3ft2 (21.8m2)
- Drag Points 3852
Parts
- Number of Parts 229
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 776
Have fun guys, she handles quite well except for banking (she will turn and spin out of control )
[Though, it's quite easy to recover from a spin]
@Sockdragger apologies, I joined about a week ago and am still trying to work out the kinks ...
@Sockdragger it takes awhile to take off but she can, just use tail wheel to steady her and then take off
Got to keep on trying then. Half of the time I can't even get her to take off