A creation for a speed challenge. This can go over 2300 mph at 10 000 feet and is very stable and easy to fly. Being a heavyweight machine, stopping it on landing can be tricky. To help with this, air brakes are included, making it possible to land at Yeager with ease. Also included are parachutes, activated with group 1. I've managed to land at Bandit using them.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 53.1ft (16.2m)
- Length 52.7ft (16.1m)
- Height 10.4ft (3.2m)
- Empty Weight 44,748lbs (20,297kg)
- Loaded Weight 60,624lbs (27,498kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 8.896
- Wing Loading 54.5lbs/ft2 (266.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,112.0ft2 (103.3m2)
- Drag Points 3642
Parts
- Number of Parts 55
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 432
This design was clearly centred around the 8 BFE300s lol
I really like your method of weight and lift distribution. Having a wing configuration like that makes a build which should be very difficult to aerodynamically optimise or balance (having 8 BFE300s in the same spot is not ideal anywhere apart from the CoM, and having them on the wings would induce far too much drag) fly well and fly fast. On top of that it looks really cool!