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Modular Aircraft

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MODULAR AIRCRAFT


A modular aircraft or pod plane is a design principle for an aircraft where the payload carrying section can be routinely detached from, and reattached to, the rest of the aircraft. It can be compared to the function of intermodal shipping containers.

One advantage of an aircraft with such a configuration is that the loading and unloading processes can be greatly accelerated; instead of emptying a plane of its payload and then reloading, the entire payload can be swapped out as a single action. This approach also allows for an aircraft to be rapidly changed between different configurations, such as to carry different cargoes, passengers, or specialised equipment payloads. So-called 'pod planes' can be divided into two main sections: the flying component that consists of the airframe, cockpit and engines; and the detachable pods, which would contain the cabin or cargo hold. The flying component and the individual capsules can be detached from each other and combined in different ways. Several experimental aircraft have flown to trial the concept, but this modular approach has remained in limited use at best through to the present day.


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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Modular Aircraft
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 236.8ft (72.2m)
  • Length 149.6ft (45.6m)
  • Height 54.8ft (16.7m)
  • Empty Weight 72,109lbs (32,708kg)
  • Loaded Weight 123,439lbs (55,991kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.403
  • Wing Loading 24.8lbs/ft2 (121.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,974.3ft2 (462.1m2)
  • Drag Points 90468

Parts

  • Number of Parts 177
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 913
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    @MarkMCraft YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

    +2 3 months ago
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    @MarkMCraft DROP IT NOW LIKE NOQW OW OWNOW NoW

    +1 3 months ago
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    @MarkMCraft I was even going to put this system in place in case of a failure in the transporter, the cabin would be released, with the help of a parachute.

    +1 3 months ago
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    2,230 Jmplane678

    wtf

    +3 4 months ago