C-123K Patches.
As a c-123K, patches was a famous ranch hand plane. during the vietnam war, patches and ranch hands sprayed forests in order to expose enemies hidden in the canopy of trees. they would also sometime fertilize our own crops for the US. my grandfather was a ranch hand in vietnam and flew this plane on a few occasions. (btw the name patches comes from the fact that to aim the spray they would have to fly VERY low. when they did this they were easy targets. in fact the pilots were instructed to keep the window of the plane open o that bullets might be sucked out.) now ill tell you a story he told me, its short and sweet so listen up. when we were flying, we were approaching a spray and i looked out the window to see the path we needed to spray, then i hear the Beep, telling us the plane was hit. no one knew where we were hit so we kept going. when we landed its required to check for "battle damage". upon investigation, we found that if i hadn't looked out the window, a bullet would have gone right through my head." let me explain what you just read, they were shot while he was looking through the window, it came through the front and into his head rest on his seat. gives you the chill of mortality doesn't it? on other notes this plane took forever but i was compelled to do it since there was an family type obligation to do so. i spent 6 hours building, 9 hours testing, and 1/2 an hour tweaking. please download and enjoy. normal controls just remember to take it easy on the pitch at high speed. the back modded small jet looks like the spray coming out the back and helps the plane steady its' cot. and un-realistically it floats thanks to the new fuselage pieces. and on my own note i just got back from vacay, it was tons of fun but am back. if i missed your plane, comment, rating PLEASE let me know! i look forward to catching up with yall! PS: the original plane used turboprops. since there is no wwll turbo-props, i used the regular ones. have fun guys! - Nick
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 68.6ft (20.9m)
- Length 57.9ft (17.6m)
- Height 20.2ft (6.2m)
- Empty Weight 88lbs (40kg)
- Loaded Weight 157lbs (71kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 9.637
- Wing Loading 0.4lbs/ft2 (2.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 368.0ft2 (34.2m2)
- Drag Points 6587
Parts
- Number of Parts 84
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 462
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37.7k Decrepitthanks @authros9.3 years ago
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72.5k AuthrosGreat plane, I especially loved the story. Near death experience.9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitthx @dadou9.3 years ago
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6,836 DADOUgood job!9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitthanks a bunch @hypnotoad9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitthx @unknown19.3 years ago
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38.8k hypnotoadNicely done buddy!9.3 years ago
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37.7k DecrepitThx @andrewgarrison ! Its a pleasure9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@Centowolf ok well you couldn't download this anyway9.3 years ago
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239 Centowolfim on my laptop so i cant play9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@Centowolf brb9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepiti need to set you up with beta9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@Centowolf how are u?9.3 years ago
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239 Centowolfhey9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@centowolf hi!9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitthx @nightraider im not great at realistics but i like this one a lot!9.3 years ago
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3,141 NightraiderI love those Vietnam era planes9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitsorry @delphinus9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitthx @jheffernan9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@walrusaircraft9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepit@andrewgarrison here is a good beta9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitfixed desc.9.3 years ago
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37.7k Decrepitthx @jacobhardy649.3 years ago