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Samwise's Leapfrog - nosedive fix

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Changes made:

- All dead weight removed, because I dislike dead weight, especially when it makes up so much of the plane's weight

- The rear stabiliser was tripled. I arranged them so that you can select one by clicking the top, one by clicking the bottom, and one by clicking the back.

- The rear stabiliser wings were all inverted, so that they produce downforce instead of lift.

- The rear stabiliser control surfaces were limited to 10 degrees of motion to account for the fact that there's three of them now.

It's a little unsteady on the runway, but once you're in the air and get the landing gear up, you'll find a nice level cruise at around 190mph, with only mild effects about 30mph either side of that.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Leapfrog
  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +21 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 26.8ft (8.2m)
  • Length 18.2ft (5.6m)
  • Height 10.2ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 2,733lbs (1,240kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,096lbs (2,765kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.164
  • Wing Loading 31.3lbs/ft2 (152.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 194.7ft2 (18.1m2)
  • Drag Points 2145

Parts

  • Number of Parts 46
  • Control Surfaces 16
  • Performance Cost 271

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