going the distance airplane
142 tdog6565
1.4 years ago
Made it 13000 feet. Though it does take a fair bit of piloting to get it there.
I throttled up to 100% just long enough to take off and start climbing. Then throttle 0% and plane out once you slow to about 50mph (this should leave you with some fuel left) or so and glide down to about 120 feet. Then throttle back to 100% and climb again. Once you run out of gas just glide as far as you can.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 50.2ft (15.3m)
- Length 44.0ft (13.4m)
- Height 7.7ft (2.3m)
- Empty Weight 1,341lbs (608kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,370lbs (621kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.729
- Wing Loading 3.2lbs/ft2 (15.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 421.8ft2 (39.2m2)
- Drag Points 1157
Parts
- Number of Parts 16
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 200