An airplane project...
Yep. One of those old projects I never did in a while. But I return improved... this is a VTOL capable Supersonic aircraft (1000+ knts) that can takeoff on water (somewhat belatedly). Instructions in the comments.
stevemc01 (Me)
1551 knots
Leaderboard:
No one yet...
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 48.8ft (14.9m)
- Length 61.0ft (18.6m)
- Height 10.0ft (3.1m)
- Empty Weight 25,174lbs (11,419kg)
- Loaded Weight 29,024lbs (13,165kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.877
- Wing Loading 75.8lbs/ft2 (369.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 383.1ft2 (35.6m2)
- Drag Points 3225
Parts
- Number of Parts 69
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 510
I’ll hold a little competition here: I’m going to post the maximum speed my plane has reached and y’all try to beat it. I’ll have a mini “leaderboard” set up in the description with everyone who competed. :D
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Give your speeds as responses to this comment.
Simply throttle up and adjust accordingly using the VTOL lever.
Activation Group 1 to slam on the afterburners.
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Credits:
@Ahtzee’s Lightweight Unlimited Fuel gives this plane almost unlimited range.
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/yh1ISG/Lightweight-Unlimited-Fuel
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Concorde Development Team
From some blueprints of Concorde, I was able to deduce a reasonable concept and strategy to build this.
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My previous Boeing 747 project left me with a lot of experience in this subject of shaping a plane out to how to best suit conditions and preferences.