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R.A. 17 (read the description)

13.7k airlinerbuilder  3.6 years ago

This my first electric airliner. The plane is powered by two electric engines developed by @RandomDisplay for the EIEel 2,020, a electric plane made for my electric plane challenge that won the engine bonus. I originally wanted the plane to be a 200 seater long range airliner named P.A. 47 but due to problems with weight and low thrust of electric engines i decided to change to a 60 seater regional plane, the plane has become a R.A. not only for the capacity reduction but for the speed too. The prototype was in fact capable of reaching 400 km/h but when the plane continued developing it got slower (even if it's weight got from 3,500 kg to nearly 2,000 kg) and now it only reaches 250 km/h (even slower compared to an average high speed train). The main advantages of the plane are it's STOL capabilities (this is my first non VTOL plane that successfully landed and took-off from the USS tiny). These are the controls: VTOL for flaps, throttle up to activate the engines, throttle down for brakes, trim up for propeller position (basically the real throttle control). Thank you for reading propably my longest description ever and enjoy your flight :) (P.S. the plane shakes A LOT)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 84.5ft (25.8m)
  • Length 55.8ft (17.0m)
  • Height 16.5ft (5.0m)
  • Empty Weight 5,180lbs (2,349kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,180lbs (2,349kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 4.9lbs/ft2 (24.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,051.9ft2 (97.7m2)
  • Drag Points 10527

Parts

  • Number of Parts 145
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 837
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    @ACBrasil Ok i'll check It out

    3.6 years ago
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    4,004 UAIBrasil

    @airlinerbuilder realy but This plane have future. I have on elétric plane in my page he is not fast but you can visita him and give some ideias , he ia AC E1.

    3.6 years ago
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    @ACBrasil yeah, i'm sorry but i couldn't fix the major problems of the design like slow speed and that annoying shaking :(

    3.6 years ago
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    4,004 UAIBrasil

    Guy your plane is good, but i think is not a good plane to travel because he is not much fast and reliable, The plane I dowloaded was Very sloow and unreliable.

    3.6 years ago
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    @RandomDisplay so you remember that your plane for the challenge got the engine bonus, heres the plane that i said i would bevelop with the engine of the engine bonus winner, hope you will like it :)

    3.6 years ago