Auto Credit Based on letsgofast11's amphibious airliner challenge
My entry for the amphibious airliner challenge. As STOL capability was required, this has a couple of VTOL engines feeding thrust to nozzles in the nose. This allows the plane to take off from the Bandit dirt strip, and the air brakes allow it to land there, proving this is an STOL craft. Taking off and landing on water is also easy, thanks to the plane having a broad hull and plenty of buoyancy. After taking off, this can throttle back to 60% and cruise. It has plenty of fuel and can fly longer than the three minutes specified, plus reducing the throttle makes this a reasonably quiet plane.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor amphibious airliner challenge
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 117.8ft (35.9m)
- Length 97.1ft (29.6m)
- Height 22.8ft (7.0m)
- Empty Weight 55,236lbs (25,055kg)
- Loaded Weight 139,109lbs (63,099kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.938
- Wing Loading 113.1lbs/ft2 (552.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,230.4ft2 (114.3m2)
- Drag Points 31336
Parts
- Number of Parts 158
- Control Surfaces 10
- Performance Cost 818
@SUPERSAMROCK Well, it is meant to be an airliner. They're usually pretty big.
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