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Douglas A-1 Skyraider

4,509 Awesomeplanes  9.6 years ago
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The A-1 skyraider was an American single seat attack aircraft with a long and succsesful career, even being in the jet age. My aircraft is a bit hard to control, but fun once your used to it. The propellers spin by themselves, and activators 1-4 drop the various bombs and missiles under the wing, and the VTOL slider controls the wing landing gear. Enjoy

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 44.0ft (13.4m)
  • Length 30.2ft (9.2m)
  • Height 11.4ft (3.5m)
  • Empty Weight 7,321lbs (3,321kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,452lbs (5,194kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.275
  • Wing Loading 32.6lbs/ft2 (159.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 351.2ft2 (32.6m2)
  • Drag Points 5019

Parts

  • Number of Parts 172
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 425
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    Thanks @karlosdarkness
    9.6 years ago
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    I've had a proper play with this now including loading it up with ordanance. It's incredibly close to falling out of the sky with 4 bombs and 4 rockets, think it needs more wing area as the speed is about right (low and slow) and the undercarriage needed extending to cope with carrying bombs. So great effort on the shape, performance is about right we just need to make it more forgiving to fly. See my loaded example for the less than forgiving handing traits.
    9.6 years ago
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    Ok @karlosdarkness
    9.6 years ago
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    @Awesomeplanes excellent start, great prop, flys ok at 100% power, will give it a proper look/rating after work.
    9.6 years ago
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    @karlosdarkness
    9.6 years ago