Hi guys! This is the DC-3 I've been working on! It took a very long time to build and I'm proud of it! I previously started working on a DC-3 with an interior, but it just got way too dificult in the very early stages of building. This one includes realistic retracting landing gear, which I'm chuffed about. It's also pretty close to 1x scale too, (a little more than a foot in it), and an almost realistic stall speed. Whatch out when landing as I've made it front heavy to counter act the pitching up effect created by the angle of attack of the top wing on the primary wings. Just try to keep the speed above 100MPH. Speaking of landing, this is how to do it in this. (Because it's difficult.)
HOW TO LAND:
Give yourself a nice long, straight approach.
Start off the approach at about 130MPH. Set your throttle to a comfortable amount so the touch down is at about 110MPH. Should make a nice soft landing that your afraid of flying Nana wouldn't mind.
I didn't bother doing a vote on the forums for what livery I should do, (but now I think of it, I should have), VTOL down for flaps. They work more like actual flaps on this plane somehow, and that's it.
And thanks for 25K! I couldn't have done it without you, robot virtual Internet things!
Enjoy!
Specifications
Spotlights
- RailfanEthan 7.9 years ago
- Wallaby 7.9 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Douglas DC-3
- Successors 29 airplane(s) +484 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 95.9ft (29.2m)
- Length 65.1ft (19.8m)
- Height 24.6ft (7.5m)
- Empty Weight 10,387lbs (4,711kg)
- Loaded Weight 20,911lbs (9,485kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.191
- Wing Loading 11.8lbs/ft2 (57.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,770.4ft2 (164.5m2)
- Drag Points 22689
Parts
- Number of Parts 252
- Control Surfaces 17
- Performance Cost 1,170
@SimpleplanesGOAT1234 Oh man that made me laugh way too hard XDDD
For people who think DC means death chamber: it actually mean Douglas Corp from a collab with mcdonnel
@jamesPLANESii you should make a better and newer version of this plane :D
101 now congrats
100 upvotes! Finally after 4.4 years lol
I tweeked the setting a little bit and then i startet the engine realistic. It went well nut after i shutted them down, i wanted to start it up so i pressed shift......... BOOOOOM!!
Yea it was fun ngl
@JamesieMcPlanesieThe2st ok
@MrShenanigans Thanks! I'm building a new DC-3 right now actually. It's surprising there's so few proper good DC-3s in SP...
Anyway this new one is probably gonna have 4,000 parts and a full interior and cockpit lol
@JamesieMcPlanesieThe2st thanks very nice plane btw
@MrShenanigans Sure!
Can i use your landing gear on my seaplane?
Dude, James is a veteran OF THIS GAME!! evan I suppose you're a newbie kiddo
@EvanBarron99 Huh? I built this...
When someone steals a creation and gets more downloads
everytime i sees a DC-3 The first thing past in my head is GTA SA Juank Air
👌 @PlaneCreator1
Wooooo finally my favorite plane!! Wooo!@jamesPLANESii
I made this 2.4 years ago??? Wow time flies!
Thanks @lucianity2005
Liking the buffalo airways livery
@ESIOTROT121 idk.
XD @ESIOTROT121
I dunno. @ESIOTROT121
Yeah! (Huh?) @ESIOTROT121
Yeah me too. @ESIOTROT121