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Curtiss June Bug (AEA Aerodrome 3)

314k Gestour  8.4 years ago

The June Bug (or Aerodrome #3) was an early US aircraft designed and flown by Glenn H. Curtiss and built by the Aerial Experiment Association (A.E.A) in 1908. The June Bug is famous for winning the first aeronautical prize, the Scientific American Cup, ever awarded in the United States.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +14 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 42.5ft (13.0m)
  • Length 28.3ft (8.6m)
  • Height 8.0ft (2.4m)
  • Empty Weight 146lbs (66kg)
  • Loaded Weight 678lbs (307kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.121
  • Wing Loading 1.3lbs/ft2 (6.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 509.1ft2 (47.3m2)
  • Drag Points 3457

Parts

  • Number of Parts 440
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,302
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    How is it going on the Curtiss?

    5.9 years ago
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    @Gestour wow!

    +1 6.9 years ago
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    314k Gestour

    @BurkeEnterprise I see. It doesn't fly for me either. I'll try to fix it on my pc later. It used to take off at 25mph.

    6.9 years ago
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    @Gestour thanks. It only went fourty, and when I put it in the air it immediately pitched down and stayed.

    6.9 years ago
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    314k Gestour

    @BurkeEnterprise I don't know. Maybe the update broke it. I'll look into it.

    6.9 years ago
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    Why is this unflyable for me?

    6.9 years ago
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    156k MAHADI

    @Gestour np

    8.1 years ago
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    156k MAHADI

    awesome

    8.1 years ago
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    87.2k Johndfg

    @Gestour No problem. My wifi cut out while I was spotlighting so I wasnt able to upvote until now

    8.4 years ago
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    314k Gestour

    @Noahproblem I think it's great. You can easily fly a couple of feet off the gound, or skim the top of the water. it has it's drawbacks though, like the 5 minute round trip to the bridge, lol.

    8.4 years ago
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    6,275 Noahproblem

    @Gestour It is pretty fun to fly that slow of a plane. It's more like floating than flying.

    8.4 years ago
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    314k Gestour

    @Noahproblem Yeah, and that's a bit overpowered. The real one flew at 40mph.

    8.4 years ago
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    6,275 Noahproblem

    Maxes out at 60 mph XD

    8.4 years ago
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    Gato did 89% of wok + 11% x 0

    8.4 years ago
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    314k Gestour

    Thanks for the support @Johndfg

    8.4 years ago
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    314k Gestour

    Ha!
    @Sauce

    8.4 years ago
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    48.2k Sauce

    21 minutes

    8.4 years ago
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    5,698 AceOfSpade

    39 seconds.

    8.4 years ago