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A.40 Island Hopper

4,052 fleia262  3.5 years ago

The Island Hopper is made to be a mid to long range passenger air taxi. A unique bird, she is made to be rather maneuverable for a airliner. Her engines are powerful enough that the addition of a fourth landing gear mount was necessary to keep her from rolling back upon acceleration, and are also suspiciously quiet. Indeed, the eerie sound of air as it rushes past the fuselage is all that is audible. Activation keys are similar to most of my uploads. Cockpit provides 250° horizontal view. Suggestions / recommendations both welcomed and desired!

AG 1 - Engine group 1 (L2)
AG 2 - Engine group 2 (L1)
AG 3 - Engine group 3 (R1)
AG 4 - Engine group 4 (R2)
AG 5 - Landing light / break-assist systems (break input)
AG 6 - Navigation lights
AG 7 - Reverse thrust (throttle input)
AG 8 - Fuselage cabin lights

REVERSE THRUST
To reverse on the ground, all primary engines (activation groups 1-4) MUST be deactivated. Reversers will respond with throttle input and cannot overpower the primary engines.

For take-off, set primary flaps to full down (VTOL), and rotate at 220mph. Trim must be set to neutral during take-off or she will roll back and sustain damage to the tail.

For landing, set primary flaps to half down, throttle to 60%, and stabilizing decent and angle with pitch and trim, maintaining speed of 170mph - 190mph. Ensure break-assist is active. Gentle touch-down is needed or she can bounce back.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 126.6ft (38.6m)
  • Length 90.9ft (27.7m)
  • Height 21.7ft (6.6m)
  • Empty Weight 25,225lbs (11,442kg)
  • Loaded Weight 30,158lbs (13,679kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 18.778
  • Wing Loading 36.9lbs/ft2 (180.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 818.0ft2 (76.0m2)
  • Drag Points 17974

Parts

  • Number of Parts 408
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,810