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simplestick original set

1,542 DeepFriedIndustries  4.0 years ago

Hi!
Me again, with another plane for you guys to enjoy (I hope).
This time, I made a waterplane, which was a bit of a struggle, getting it to land well in the water, but I made it work.
The plane is based off of this RC plane, and I think It worked out pretty well!
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Controls:

Normal controls, pitch, roll, you know the drill.
No activation groups, I just kept it simple, as it is inspired by an RC plane.

Specs:

Stall speed: 140 mph
Cruising speed at +/- 5.000 ft: ~430 mph
Max diving speed: 720 mph (!)
Recommended water landing speed: 250 mph
I recommend NOT to try and land faster than the recommended water landing speed, or else you will flip.

Water landing:

When landing in the water I recommend landing at 250 mph like I said. As soon as you land in the water, start pitching up and brake fully. Keep braking until you reach a steady speed of about 40-60 mph.

Water takeoff:

To take off, you have to throttle up fully, and keep pitching up all the way. At about 170 mph you will take off.

It's a fun little plane to just fly around with, and I hope you enjoy it!

btw: don't even try to land it on land. -_-

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 32.1ft (9.8m)
  • Height 10.3ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight 4,741lbs (2,150kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,868lbs (3,115kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.218
  • Wing Loading 24.0lbs/ft2 (117.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 286.6ft2 (26.6m2)
  • Drag Points 1898

Parts

  • Number of Parts 27
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 129