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Dr. Suess plane

416 Buntycliff  8.9 years ago

So this is a plane where the questions regarding why and how do not apply.... Mostly becuase i can not answer them anyways. But that is what made me think of Dr. Suess and so i gave it that name. Anyways i started out trying to make a plane that could land on water and land and somehow ended up with this, and after a day of tuning... it finally works! and pretty darn well! At about 210 mph it takes off from land and in the water it lifts off just short of 190 mph since i can get a better angle of attack. Its fron wheels are turnable and work best at 4% throttle and pressing E or Q you will do an 180 very easily and it has a good turning circle. Turning in the water is a bit harder. One way i have found that works is tilting the wings in the drection you want to turn while going 50 mph can work alright. Controll group 1 activates the rest of the air brakes which can allow for some interesting manuevers mid flight, also i can help with slowing down while on the water. Dispite its crazy looks it handles really well and is pretty fun to fly. Let me know what you think! :D

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 58.4ft (17.8m)
  • Length 35.5ft (10.8m)
  • Height 15.3ft (4.7m)
  • Empty Weight 6,139lbs (2,784kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,287lbs (8,294kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.614
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.164
  • Wing Loading 32.2lbs/ft2 (157.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 568.1ft2 (52.8m2)
  • Drag Points 4912

Parts

  • Number of Parts 83
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 467