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Short S.25 Sunderland III

6,143 FredDeane  8.9 years ago

Both front and rear mounts work just use the VTOL slider to turn them, or Z and X. There is also a camera inbuilt to each, camera view 1 is for the front mount and 2 for the rear.

Information:
(Credit to Wikipedia)
The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town (latterly, city) and port of Sunderland in northeast England.

Based in part upon the S.23 Empire flying boat, the flagship of Imperial Airways, the S.25 was extensively re-engineered for military service. It was one of the most powerful and widely used flying boats throughout the Second World War, and was involved in countering the threat posed by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. RAF Sunderlands also saw service throughout the Korean War and continued in service until 1959. It also took part in the Berlin airlift. Sunderlands remained in service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) until 1967.

Sunderlands converted for civil use, known as Short Sandringhams, continued in airline operation until 1974. A single airworthy example remains on display in Florida at Fantasy of Flight.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 67.8ft (20.7m)
  • Length 59.9ft (18.2m)
  • Height 17.5ft (5.3m)
  • Empty Weight 12,733lbs (5,775kg)
  • Loaded Weight 21,625lbs (9,809kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.369
  • Wing Loading 11.0lbs/ft2 (53.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,971.6ft2 (183.2m2)
  • Drag Points 9763

Parts

  • Number of Parts 333
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,084
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    25.2k A5mod3us

    This is great! A little unstable. I had to add some weight to the nose due to some wonky flight characteristics, but after that it flew pretty predictably.
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    I had thought the era of structural wing based designs was over, but clearly you have proven that it still has a place, and can be blended nicely with the procedural fuselage pieces. This is a fantastic looking plane!

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    Mod DeezDucks

    @AndrewGarrison @KevinMurphy @TheLatentImage @RocketLL this is an amazing aircraft!

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    6,143 FredDeane

    @DeezDucks Thank you so much

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    Omg man! i used to have a metal model of one of these when i was younger. same collor and everything! this brings back some memories! nice job

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    39.6k maverickvii

    Great stuff!

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    Mod DeezDucks

    Awesome! You deserve more attention for you work!

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    8,281 12ocketguy

    This plane should be featured. Nice job.

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