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WWI Recon Plane (Lewis)

1,284 DouglasCorgi  7.7 years ago

A WW1 era recon plane based off of several two-seaters used during the war. Armament includes three bombs, a pair of rear-facing Lewis guns, and a single front-facing Lewis gun above the wings. For this plane, I would highly recommend the installation of the Vickers gun mod ( https://www.simpleplanes.com/Mods/View/543972/Vickers ). Once you've installed it, remove the Lewis gun above the wing and place a single Vickers gun just in front of the forward cockpit, then remove 50 lbs of dead weight from the small engine fuselage piece right in front of the green section of fuselage. Have fun with your two-seater!

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 37.9ft (11.5m)
  • Length 30.0ft (9.1m)
  • Height 12.9ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 4,785lbs (2,170kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,464lbs (2,478kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.091
  • Wing Loading 8.7lbs/ft2 (42.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 628.5ft2 (58.4m2)
  • Drag Points 4951

Parts

  • Number of Parts 79
  • Control Surfaces 14
  • Performance Cost 368