U2 Spy Plane
In other words, when a U-2 lands, there's nothing to keep the wings from tipping and hitting the ground except the pilot's skill. Because of the big wings, which provide oodles of lift, and the scant landing gear, the pilots need help when plopping it on the ground. "We'll actually slow down, and the nose will continue to come up until the plane essentially falls out of the sky at two feet [off the ground], so we slow it down enough where it can no longer fly itself.” A statement by a U2 pilot so to make the experience real you can drop the additional landing gears by activating grp 1 and then try to land like the real pilots do. IRL pilots also perform a little stall on the runway before the touchdown so the U2 can taxi out of runway without skidding on one side. For this build I would like to thank SuperRoto for helping in balancing this thing.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 79.7ft (24.3m)
- Length 51.6ft (15.7m)
- Height 15.0ft (4.6m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 17,518lbs (7,946kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.924
- Wing Loading 26.6lbs/ft2 (129.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 658.6ft2 (61.2m2)
- Drag Points 4285
Parts
- Number of Parts 44
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 365