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SNCACG 541 Cigogne STOL testbed

1,913 Sockdragger  3 months ago
Auto Credit Based on WinsWings's STOL Challenge [CLOSED]

The Stork was one of the first airplanes I built in SimplePlanes. Yes, it still uses the original blocks for fuselage. However it is also my to-go-to airframe if I want to experiment with some new ideas.

This iteration is the model 54, technology demonstrator -or in good French tradition the 541- by the equally French 'Societé Nationale de Construction à Acronyme Completement Generique'. It was used to test different approaches to landing flaps and speed reduction/lift augmentation devices for use in the subsequent 54X series of STOL Army Cooperation planes, in particular the Type 547 flying battlefield ambulance.

I upload it here not so much as a practical flying model, but as a showcase of various ideas to game the wings of your next airplane. So download, have a look at the tricked-out wing in skeleton view, may be have a test flight or two and then go ahead to the full playable version of this plane: the SNCACG 457 Cigogne Ambulance.

PS, as for flying: VTOL down lowers the flaps, VTOL up engages the air brakes/dive brakes and engine breaking (left joystick down) also engages the outer air brake panels. Otherwise the controls are your standard Throttle/Roll on the left and Pitch/Yaw on the right

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor STOL Challenge [CLOSED]
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 37.5ft (11.4m)
  • Length 21.4ft (6.5m)
  • Height 7.6ft (2.3m)
  • Empty Weight 2,358lbs (1,069kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,801lbs (1,270kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.089
  • Wing Loading 11.3lbs/ft2 (55.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 247.7ft2 (23.0m2)
  • Drag Points 1037

Parts

  • Number of Parts 38
  • Control Surfaces 14
  • Performance Cost 220