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Experimental long range and duration observation aircraft. Cruise altitude increased in this version to 30k feet at full throttle.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 47.3ft (14.4m)
- Length 34.9ft (10.6m)
- Height 14.2ft (4.3m)
- Empty Weight 2,580lbs (1,170kg)
- Loaded Weight 4,375lbs (1,984kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.228
- Wing Loading 22.0lbs/ft2 (107.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 199.2ft2 (18.5m2)
- Drag Points 1862
Parts
- Number of Parts 28
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 225
@Planetinker Great! This platform could be tweaked (wings/tail) for more speed, but SP "physics" does set limits on altitude.
@Stingray I didn't think to test design's ceiling, but only tested for a range were very stable level flight occured. That's about 30k-43k feet. Encouraged by your experience at 70k feet I was able to push it to ~93k feet where it got very squirrelly. The real world record for max altitude obtained by a piston aircraft is 67,028 ft by the Boeing Condor UAV. Thanks!
This models cruises above 70,000 feet with ease, very simple & effective!