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Balsa Wood Biplane

1,784 swgrainger  5.0 years ago

It's been quite a while since I uploaded anything and was wondering what to build. Anyway, I fancied having a go at building a full size balsa model aircraft, so here it is. If you want to finish it off or cover it, then help youself :) Have fun flying it

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +14 bonus
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 59.8ft (18.2m)
  • Length 44.8ft (13.7m)
  • Height 14.9ft (4.6m)
  • Empty Weight 3,039lbs (1,378kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,225lbs (1,463kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.141
  • Wing Loading 4.6lbs/ft2 (22.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 698.6ft2 (64.9m2)
  • Drag Points 7862

Parts

  • Number of Parts 522
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,467
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    @Mustang51 smh...
    I am MUCHHHH Better than you, Pathetic mustang.
    I SHOT DOWN MORE JAPANESE THAN THEY SHOT US DOWN!

    2.0 years ago
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    3,310 Madmaximus

    You should skin this thing It would look awesome after taking some damage in a dogfight

    3.9 years ago
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    @AerialFighterSnakes pretty sure he was being sarcastic

    4.9 years ago
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    Will you people please stop saying that? This is clearly real. I have screenshots of it to prove it.@WarHawk95

    5.0 years ago
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    1,545 Night6gamer

    0 wing=lift? HOWWWWWWWWWWWWW? Thats cool!

    5.0 years ago
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    34.9k WarHawk95

    This can't be real. Biplanes don't exist.

    5.0 years ago
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    This is the North Koreains Air Force main fighter

    +2 5.0 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Looks a bit like an SE5a

    +1 5.0 years ago
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    25.5k Mustang51

    @swgrainger yeah flying planes yourself is much more fun but it hasn’t stopped me collecting models like a madman hahaha. I did stop with building though. I tried to make my own designed models of balsa and foam board but it never works the way I hope

    5.0 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @Mustang51 Gave up building model planes years ago :) Prefer playing with real ones these days lol

    +1 5.0 years ago
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    25.5k Mustang51

    @swgrainger that would be very cool to see! Do you build model planes too or just digitally?

    5.0 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @Mustang51 - Glad you enjoyed it! There's a company called Vintage Models and I based it on one of their plan sets. Hopefully, I'll get around to taking it a bit further one of these days :)

    +1 5.0 years ago
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    25.5k Mustang51

    This is really cool! It feels so weird manoeuvring in one of these without any sort of fabric or canvas over it hahaha. I love all the detail you put into it. Also is it modeled after anything in particular?

    5.0 years ago
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    make it fly

    5.0 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @ThePrototype Thanks for the comment. It was quite challenging getting all the parts in the right place. Have fun with it.

    5.0 years ago
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    16.4k ThePrototype

    This is amazing, its very well done.

    5.0 years ago