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Forrest Fire Fighting Challenge

11.8k jlewisifer  7.3 years ago
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The Wright Isles are having a forrest fire epidemic. Hot ash from Krakabloa carried on the newly acquired winds has been setting vegetation ablaze everywhere. Please build fire fighting equipment that will help tame the blaze. Much needed items include: helicopters capable of carrying Bambi buckets or water cannons (you can use the ones attached if you'd like), tanker aircraft, off-roads fire trucks, and anything else that could help.
Rules: must be your own creation. Do not copy others, and please give credit where due. Please make your entrant a successor for ease of tracking. XTML Modding, fine tuner, etc. all acceptable. Please no mods that I have to download to use your creation. Standard limit of 3 entries per person. Deadline is 30 August.
Entries to be judged on creativity, applicability (could it feasibly help fight fires and does it look the part), functionality, fun factor.
All entries upvoted.
1st: 10 Upvotes, 2nd: 7 Upvotes, 3rd 5 Upvotes.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 11 airplane(s) +1341 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 41.0ft (12.5m)
  • Length 14.8ft (4.5m)
  • Height 24.6ft (7.5m)
  • Empty Weight 4,211lbs (1,910kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,211lbs (1,910kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 3,130.2lbs/ft2 (15,283.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1.3ft2 (0.1m2)
  • Drag Points 93443

Parts

  • Number of Parts 97
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 412
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    @EternalDarkness glad to hear it!

    7.2 years ago
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    @jlewisifer great. Participating on this challenge was fun.

    7.2 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    Thank you to everyone that participated, there were some other excellent entrants as well.

    7.2 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    And 3rd, @JohnnyBoythe Pilot with the PA P1C Firebird. Love the water scoop concept, your modded water nozzle, and despite a few contollability issues, very fun to fly.

    7.2 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    2nd, @EternalDarkness with the UL-1 Fly. Love the concept, and flies perfectly at low observation speeds. Very cool and fun to fly

    7.2 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    Again, I apologize for the delay. The results of the competition are: 1st @Potkuri with the Spectre Blaze Drone. Though my love of manned flight prevents over excitement with drones, this one is very cool, exceptionally fun and perfect for the challenge. The landing gear is awesome and the turret concept works very well.

    7.2 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    @Tully2001 yeah, my appologies, I've been on the road the last few days and away from WiFi etc. I'm nearly finished.

    7.2 years ago
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    forrest? forrest gump?

    7.2 years ago
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    Yeesh the trafic was just bad leaving right after totality @spefyjerbf

    7.2 years ago
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    37.2k V

    My entry: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/m55ryU/fire-fight-entry

    it's not a copy, I've done heavy modifications so it flies and looks better, and not getting disqualified. Does it have to be a successor, I'm sorry it's not.

    7.2 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    @TheNCRranger cool, sounds good!

    7.2 years ago
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    162k spefyjerbf

    @TheNCRranger Yes. I went to a fairly rural area, and the traffic was brutal going back... It took 12 hours to drive the first 100 miles, so the drive actually turned into about 25 hours.

    7.3 years ago
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    @spefyjerbf Did you go to the eclipse, it was 8 hours for me

    7.3 years ago
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    Im going to reporpase one of my old aircraft for this

    7.3 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    @spefyjerbf cool. Safe trip.

    7.3 years ago
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    162k spefyjerbf

    I might enter, but my entry will probably be on iOS. I have a 12 hour car ride in the future, so this might be the perfect entertainment for me.

    7.3 years ago
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    @pilotred233
    I dont think you have to, but if you add "water spray" effects, that will get more attention.

    7.3 years ago
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    2,720 pilotred233

    Do you have to "recreate" the spraying of water?

    7.3 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    @destroyerP awesome!

    7.3 years ago
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    29.1k destroyerP

    I'll like to enter

    7.3 years ago
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    This is my first entry. I'll build something else soon. Maybe a Unimog fire truck.

    7.3 years ago
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    I have an idea.
    I'm in!

    7.3 years ago
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    11.8k jlewisifer

    @Hayhayjam664 definitely do!

    7.3 years ago
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    34.5k Hayhayjam664

    I may try

    7.3 years ago
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    Finally we have more fixed wing aircraft! When I saw the fireboss-like "Douse" air tractor plane, my Firebird was like "It's senpai!" lol.

    7.3 years ago
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