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Leduc 0.22 - 25 parts

12.2k CharlesDeGaulle  2.0 years ago
Auto Credit Based on WinsWings's 25 PARTS CHALLENGE 9.30.22 [CLOSED]

What is it ?

The Leduc 022 was the prototype of a mixed-power French interceptor built in the mid-1950s. Designer René Leduc had been developing ramjet-powered aircraft since before World War II and had flown a series of experimental aircraft, the Leduc 0.10 and Leduc 0.21, throughout the Fifties before he was awarded a contract for two examples of a short-range supersonic interceptor armed with two air-to-air missiles (AAMs).

Intended for combat use, the 022 was able to take off from a runway as it was fitted with a supplementary turbojet engine, unlike his earlier aircraft which required a mother aircraft to carry them to altitude because ramjets cannot produce thrust while stationary. Development was cancelled by the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) in 1958 due to budgetary problems while flight testing was underway and before the second prototype was completed.

Controls

Spawn at air !
Basic controls, this plane got a Trim.
Do not look for the landing gear... there is none, 25 parts oblige.
I preferred to make a beautiful and complete aircraft in flight than to ensure that it could land.

Good flight !

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor 25 PARTS CHALLENGE 9.30.22 [CLOSED]
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 25.2ft (7.7m)
  • Length 44.3ft (13.5m)
  • Height 9.4ft (2.9m)
  • Empty Weight 4,069lbs (1,845kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,288lbs (2,398kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.462
  • Wing Loading 30.8lbs/ft2 (150.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 171.5ft2 (15.9m2)
  • Drag Points 1445

Parts

  • Number of Parts 25
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 126
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    302k WinsWings

    Extra points for bringing up the history and rear aircraft. I knew about this aircraft before, and it is interesting

    +1 2.0 years ago
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    27.8k Dragoranos

    @AlbertanPlaneMaker they are on planes too

    +1 2.0 years ago
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    27.8k Dragoranos

    They are on sleds

    +2 2.0 years ago
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    27.8k Dragoranos

    @AlbertanPlaneMaker
    Your parents warned me that 30000 hit men are coming to your house

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    +1 2.0 years ago