I decided to make an airport utility vehicle. The Pushback is an integral part to any active airport. Most planes are incapable of taxiing in reverse, or local policies prohibit it. This pushback steers in the rear wheels, giving it a very tight turning radius. The wheels have tendency to screech above 10% throttle, so typically only ever use that much (speed limit on the flightline is 10 mph anyway, leadfoot!). The Pushback is equipped with a swinging interlocking arm that can be trimmed to different heights to cater to many different planes.
Operation:
AG1 is forward gear, AG2 is reverse, AG3 turns on caution light, AG4 and 6 operate directional lights, and AG5 turns on headlights and rears. VTOL up to swing the arms forward, then use trim to adjust claw height.
Your objective is to carefully hook the plane's landing gear, then pull it to a place where is can safely taxi on its own. But, there's not really any AI traffic on the ground, so yeah.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 13.1ft (4.0m)
- Length 23.4ft (7.1m)
- Height 9.8ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 10,481lbs (4,754kg)
- Loaded Weight 10,747lbs (4,874kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 295.8lbs/ft2 (1,444.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 36.3ft2 (3.4m2)
- Drag Points 5370
Parts
- Number of Parts 85
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 488
@SHCow It's kind of like a big car. Give it a wide and low stance, and make it nice and heavy with lots of wheels to hold up that weight. Also try taking apart other people's tank to see how they built them, like my Prowler for example.
@SHCow Hello. Thanks for the upvote.
@Treadmill103 Thanks. Yeah, maybe it will be more useful when (if) multiplayer gets implemented.