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Yak-40 Landing gear improvements.

121k asteroidbook345  5.0 years ago

I improved the landing gear of my Yak-40 in order to make it more to scale and with real working suspension. I have a few pics to post and I’ll get those out later.

New gear:

Old Gear:

VTOL to test the suspension.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 9.6ft (2.9m)
  • Length 16.6ft (5.0m)
  • Height 12.3ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 3,516lbs (1,595kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,516lbs (1,595kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 439,839.3lbs/ft2 (2,147,483.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 3218

Parts

  • Number of Parts 35
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 288