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DB-1 Drakon

7,203 Xogo  8.3 years ago

Yesterday I unearthed an ancient articaft - An old drawing book of mine, full of bad side drawings of planes. I've decided that I'm gonna make my favourites into planes on here, starting with the Drakon.

The Drakon is a very light twin engine fighter, with a rather unique rear fuselage design, made with the intention of fast bomber interception. It's designed almost purely to climb well. As side effects of that, it's also very fast and light.

Originally, the plane was armed with 4 20s and 2 30s, however, I've chosen to cut off a couple of the 20s, for practicality. The craft is propelled by twin 14 cylinder radial engines, wielding a net power of around 2000 hp total.

Notes:
-The cockpit is supposed to be a full birdcage, but I'd need to spend a lot more time to make that work and look good. I'm too lazy for that.
-DB stands for Drawing Book

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.3ft (10.2m)
  • Length 26.7ft (8.1m)
  • Height 9.8ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 4,752lbs (2,155kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,591lbs (2,989kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.303
  • Wing Loading 35.1lbs/ft2 (171.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 187.8ft2 (17.4m2)
  • Drag Points 2598

Parts

  • Number of Parts 51
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 281