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Lotus (early)

10.3k TurtlesThatFly  4.0 years ago

This reasonably sized biplane began it’s type’s service as a carrier-based light bomber. In this configuration, it saw some service flying raids against Chinese ground forces and cities, but was then promptly retired in this variant after a few years due to an exponential increase of losses caused by the rapid advancements in the technology of the fighters it encountered.

I haven't made a plane I drew in a quite a bit, so I did that again. Problem is, I made six, so I had to choose which ones I will make. This is an "early" variant, which used the "older" nacelle arrangement, as well as a Scarff ring that can turn to the side. I chose two others, a "late" version which will be uploaded publicly and a torpedo bomber version that will be uploaded unlisted. Anyways, I added a lot of struts to make it not only more structural in the stabilizers but also to add some special details in it. I am also very very happy with how this flies, though it's slow sometimes it flies basically like how you would expect a biplane would fly. These planes also should work well when wanting to make AI bomber swarms since they don't have fixed guns onboard, are slow-flying, are equipped with bombs, and easy to try shooting down. Anyways, have fun sputtering around in the sky with this slow and fun biplane bomber!

AG1: Activate turret (VTOL to rotate)
AG2: Extend landing hook

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 36.3ft (11.1m)
  • Length 26.4ft (8.0m)
  • Height 12.1ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 6,389lbs (2,898kg)
  • Loaded Weight 7,261lbs (3,293kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.096
  • Wing Loading 18.1lbs/ft2 (88.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 401.3ft2 (37.3m2)
  • Drag Points 4652

Parts

  • Number of Parts 103
  • Control Surfaces 14
  • Performance Cost 473