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Little Red STOL MkII (amphibian)

25.2k A5mod3us  9.6 years ago
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This edition of the Little Red STOL features light-weight floats, allowing it to deploy from both land and water. The tail section houses a small float as well, effectively making it a "tail-dragger" on land or water. This feature allows the small aircraft's wing to maintain a positive angle of attack throughout it's take-off run-up, whether from land or water. The added hydrofoil/aerofoil between the two floats assists the plane in rising from the water's surface, breaking that ever-present water tension and allowing the plane to take off smoothly, at a low speed of 70mph.
There is a downside to the added freedom of landing anywhere. The Amphibious edition is very sensitive when applying forward stick. Never apply more than half forward stick, or you will risk going into a nose-down stall, and potentially a flat spin. If you are at a reasonable altitude (Above 2000ft), recovering from this stall is fairly easy, but close to the ground could mean a crash, or splash-down.

HAPPY FLYING!

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 40.7ft (12.4m)
  • Length 24.6ft (7.5m)
  • Height 14.2ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 1,873lbs (850kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,510lbs (1,592kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.284
  • Wing Loading 9.0lbs/ft2 (43.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 390.4ft2 (36.3m2)
  • Drag Points 1757

Parts

  • Number of Parts 36
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 250
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    25.2k JacobHardy64
    @A5mod3us Sweet! :D
    9.6 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us
    @JacobHardy64 Sure :)
    9.6 years ago
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    25.2k JacobHardy64
    @A5mod3us sportlight STOL and Bush?
    9.6 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us
    @JacobHardy64 How about SportLite LLC for the company name?
    9.6 years ago
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    25.2k JacobHardy64
    @A5mod3us that would be great!
    9.6 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us
    @JacobHardy64 Yes indeed! Step right up and get yours TODAY! (Also, I love the idea of making a fictional STOL aircraft company :D)
    9.6 years ago
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    25.2k JacobHardy64
    ITS HERE!
    9.6 years ago