LINK TO FIXED VERSION IN COMMENTS
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Before any kind of description: I'm pretty happy with this, apart from the inlets. I've done my best to incorporate them in to unobtrusive places, but the engines still aren't getting enough air - after all, having eight engines requires quite a lot of it. Does anyone know how to get more air per inlet, or some way of hiding additional inlets?
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"The Avro 730 was a planned Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft and strategic bomber for the Royal Air Force. If it had proceeded into service, the aircraft would have replaced the V bombers as the primary nuclear weapons delivery system for Britain's nuclear deterrent. It was cancelled in 1957 along with other development on manned aircraft as part of the 1957 Defence White Paper." Sort of like Britain's very own Blackbird, I suppose. The project was cancelled in 1957 amid growing expectations that Soviet missile systems would be able to effectively counter a plane even at mach 2.5 and 18km up, but parts of the design were eventually brought to life in the Concorde.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 32.1ft (9.8m)
- Length 65.6ft (20.0m)
- Height 14.5ft (4.4m)
- Empty Weight 17,813lbs (8,079kg)
- Loaded Weight 37,672lbs (17,087kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.386
- Wing Loading 89.1lbs/ft2 (435.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 422.8ft2 (39.3m2)
- Drag Points 5559
Parts
- Number of Parts 61
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 335
FIXED VERSION HERE
@BestAircraft thanks! Check the successor out for the working version
@BestAircraft thank you! I managed to figure out a solution that preserves the appearance without too much of a performance hit, but your efforts are appreciated
Fixed version!!- http://www.simpleplanes.com/a/P27Vzt/Avro-730-Fixed