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CL-130 Seaplane

138 XtraHappy  8.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on XtraHappy's CL-130 Seaplane

IMPORTANT, READ TIPS FOR TAKEOFF/LANDING FURTHER BELOW.

Water Variant of the C-130 that was never made - only 'conversion kits' were ever produced by Lockheed-Martin, which never caught on. This took way too long to make... Also, please check original (Scriefer's AC-130) which I based this on. Enjoy :)

When taking off, you want to roll the wings slightly to the left as for some unknown reason it drifts to the right. For landing, cut all throttle and bring her in as level as possible, don't hold the pitch up either or she'll nosedive as soon as she touches the water. (Recap - no power, leave yaw alone, bring her in level)

Warning - water takeoff is hard - only a tiny bit of roll to the left is needed. Landing is slightly easier (in my opinion), but only slightly.

P.S: This is version 2. I have removed the floats on the wings and made the main floats longer. I have also tried to remove the flashbangs (activation 5 for anyone curious enough) from Scriefer's original model but I can't - one is too lodged into the tail :/ (idk, look like the tail got shot or something -\_ :) _/- )

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor CL-130 Seaplane
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 72.1ft (22.0m)
  • Length 55.0ft (16.8m)
  • Height 23.7ft (7.2m)
  • Empty Weight 12,332lbs (5,593kg)
  • Loaded Weight 31,136lbs (14,123kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.433
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.385
  • Wing Loading 19.3lbs/ft2 (94.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,616.3ft2 (150.2m2)
  • Drag Points 15288

Parts

  • Number of Parts 209
  • Control Surfaces 16
  • Performance Cost 865