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SI-64 Alpha Hunter

570 ViSilvester  2 months ago

Lore:

"Ladies and gentlemen, is with immense satisfaction that the Silvestre Aircraft Corporation unveils to the world its first ever military aircraft, a product that very soon will be protecting our country from any external aggressor, a fighter plane that attends all current trends in aircraft design all over the world. I now present to you the SI-64 Alpha Hunter".
-- V. Silvestre

The year is 1939, and the current events in continental Europe point towards a terrifying scenario for the Republic of the Capo Islands. Despite the island always being able to maintain a decently strong military, the air capabilities have been left as a second tough for years. With this in mind, the air force asks for a new fighter for the local aircraft construction company, the Silvestre Aircraft Corporation.
The Silvestre Aircraft Company, despite being relatively small, was always very well-informed about the current aircraft manufacturing trends. With that the company designs a lightweight aircraft that includes many modern characteristics, as: mono plane design, retractable landing gears, supercharged engine and reflector sight.
The plane construction was mostly made of wood, with metal being used for reinforced sections.
The engine was the SIE-01, it was a custom-designed air-cooled radial engine. It could output 1000 Hp. Its design was based on foreign engine designs obtained by the Silvestre Corporation in the past years for civil applications.

Ok, enough to play pretend, lol.

So I was bored and decided to create a plane with more ""realistic"" parameters, so I created some checklist and limitations for my new plane, such as having actual landing gear cavities, and a using a max 1000Hp engine.
The thing went so well that I decided to create a silly lore to justify my creation XD.

That's easily the best plane I've ever made in all these years.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 25.3ft (7.7m)
  • Length 23.7ft (7.2m)
  • Height 11.4ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight 7,216lbs (3,273kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,349lbs (3,333kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.136
  • Wing Loading 57.9lbs/ft2 (282.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 127.0ft2 (11.8m2)
  • Drag Points 1596

Parts

  • Number of Parts 222
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 830