With Germany declaring war on Russia, the Russians turned to the British in a joint venture to create a small seaplane fighter that could be used from lakes, the sea etc.
This enabled the airforces to have a fighter which had a moveable base as they only relied on resupply from ships and thus their location couldnt be predicted for reprisal attacks (unlike runways which where a known position).
Also my solution to the auto undercarriage criticism of late =)
LG turns the light on or off, VTOL down for flaps.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 23.6ft (7.2m)
- Length 19.2ft (5.9m)
- Height 9.0ft (2.7m)
- Empty Weight 5,055lbs (2,293kg)
- Loaded Weight 6,097lbs (2,765kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.655
- Wing Loading 8.7lbs/ft2 (42.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 702.5ft2 (65.3m2)
- Drag Points 1501
Parts
- Number of Parts 443
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,292
Very nice
@EternalDarkness yep, Google polikarpov i153 :)
Looks nice and flies quite well. However, pilot's situation awareness would be awful in combat due to inner portions of the inner wing concealing everything off boresight.
As usual , very perfect job . Just magnific plane .
@Tang0five thanks :) I use a couple of small flotation bars hidden in the float, let's me be more flexible on floating position etc
Most enjoyable, I can’t fathom out how you make a sea plane fly so well!
Like the idea, I’ll take her for a spin shortly!