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LSR Stingray (The Fuselage Challenge)

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Auto Credit Based on Boeing727200F's The Fuselage Challenge [closed]

What do you do with a decrepit fighter prototype you just bought?

You strap wheels to it and go for the land speed record, of course.

Lore

Stingray was based on a prototype aeroplane found in a derelict aircraft shed in 2015. The aircrafts wings were nowhere to be found and the fuselage was deemed ‘unfeasible to restore to airworthy condition’. After being sold at auction, the fuselage was fitted with sponsons carrying air intakes and wheels, and a jet engine from a grounded F-16.

Controls

AG1 to deploy braking parachute

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor The Fuselage Challenge [closed]
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 9.6ft (2.9m)
  • Length 46.2ft (14.1m)
  • Height 10.1ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 10,488lbs (4,757kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,923lbs (4,954kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.394
  • Wing Loading 421.7lbs/ft2 (2,059.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 25.9ft2 (2.4m2)
  • Drag Points 3441

Parts

  • Number of Parts 72
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 328