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Boeing XB-15 redo

705 LightMindedJedi  6.1 years ago
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This is my second attempt at making the Boeing XB-15. I have made some correction, including making the wings mounted higher on the fuselage and some tweaks to the shape of the tail. I do not know how to make longer legged landing gear or I would have done so to give the propellers greater clearance to allow a slightly larger diameter. I did make the engines less powerful to be more accurate to the time period in which the XB-15 was built. The B-17 was smaller than the XB-15, though it shared some resemblence, particularly in the A, B, C, and D models of the B-17, due to the tailplane being largely the same design and the wings being roughly the same shape though perhaps with a differing amount of taper compared to the B-17. The XB-15 was used as a cargo plane and was renamed the XC-105 until it was scrapped. Note: THIS WAS A REAL AIRPLANE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR ERA. More information can be found on WikipediaThis rather obscure airplane unltimately led to the developement of the reknowned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. The B-17 was smaller than the XB-15, though it shared some resemblence, particularly in the A, B, C, and D models of the B-17, due to the tailplane being largely the same design and the wings being roughly the same shape though perhaps with a differing amount of taper compared to the B-17. The XB-15 was used as a cargo plane and was renamed the XC-105 until it was scrapped. Note: THIS WAS A REAL AIRPLANE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR ERA. More information can be found on Wikipedia

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 145.3ft (44.3m)
  • Length 96.8ft (29.5m)
  • Height 34.7ft (10.6m)
  • Empty Weight 33,623lbs (15,251kg)
  • Loaded Weight 78,418lbs (35,570kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.051
  • Wing Loading 22.6lbs/ft2 (110.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 3,477.1ft2 (323.0m2)
  • Drag Points 14622

Parts

  • Number of Parts 215
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 896