An Italian Seaplane designed to be the best racer of it's time. Though it never competed in the race it was designed for, it went on to take the title of the fastest propeller driven seaplane of all time. At 706km/h, a record it holds to this day. To achieve this a massive 2,200Hp V-24 engine was used in conjunction with contra-rotating propellers and an extensively elaborate cooling system to keep everything from exploding.
A gyroscope has been added to assist in takeoff, Action group "8" toggles it.
This plane doesn't reach The 700km/h mark as it is. You'd have to remove the Fuselage blocks in the wings and drain half the fuel to do it.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 35.0ft (10.7m)
- Length 31.2ft (9.5m)
- Height 9.9ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 4,796lbs (2,175kg)
- Loaded Weight 6,391lbs (2,899kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.782
- Wing Loading 23.6lbs/ft2 (115.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 270.4ft2 (25.1m2)
- Drag Points 5060
Parts
- Number of Parts 125
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 426
@Tang0five got it in one.
@Stellarlabs I watched that same video, Inspiration struck and all that.
Thanks for the upvotes everyone.
Having done a few seaplanes myself I understand the frustrations trying to achieve take off from water. Lovely looking example of what was intended as a Schneider Trophy entry if I’m mistaken?
I just watched a video about this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELh22oCc20c
I was wanting to build this but then i found this.