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Amphibious Flatbotom Swampboat

1,721 HBirdmanAATL  8.9 years ago

A simple flatbotom airboat for a different kind of flying and a lot of fun. This boat will do 100mph across the water and then feel free to plow it into the beach. If you get stuck extend the landing gear and go for a drive (I've gotten it close to 200mph overland). The controls are a bit different from normal. The throttle still works as a throttle, but if you want to go forward you'll need to press "up." "Down" is reverse thrust and "B" is to brake. You'll need to cut power to the engine if you let go of "up" or "down" or else you'll overspeed the engine. Turning is done through the rudder's yaw controls.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 16.4ft (5.0m)
  • Length 35.5ft (10.8m)
  • Height 10.7ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 2,634lbs (1,195kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,444lbs (2,016kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.213
  • Wing Loading 27.9lbs/ft2 (136.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 159.4ft2 (14.8m2)
  • Drag Points 4128

Parts

  • Number of Parts 39
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 256