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Sopwith Camel

597 Swanchise16  7.6 years ago

A pretty dang good replica of the British WWI fighter, the Sopwith Camel. A couple tips to help controling: don't pull up on takeoff, let the plane take off on its own (you might actually want to nose down a bit with trim so you take of on a more level flight); when landing, try and get your speed down to around 90-100 mph and DON'T BRAKE HARD. I would suggest not braking at all or slowly, SLOWLY braking so that the plane doesn't nose over into the ground. I had a lot of fun building this plane, enjoy!

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 44.0ft (13.4m)
  • Length 33.6ft (10.3m)
  • Height 12.3ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 5,242lbs (2,378kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,675lbs (3,935kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.23
  • Wing Loading 15.8lbs/ft2 (77.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 549.0ft2 (51.0m2)
  • Drag Points 4341

Parts

  • Number of Parts 71
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 321