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Supersonic Hot Air Balloon

4,381 Stanmich  2.7 years ago

Through new technological advancements in .cfg to .xml advancements, and meticulous recreation of the brilliance of the balloon, Stanmich Aircraft brings you Supersonic Hot Air Balloon™!

This incredible new aircraft is designed with great views and even better speed in mind, so the chassis has been made entirely out of wood, and lacks any glass, so you can really feel the speed pulling your skin from your face!

The aircraft itself is based off of the Cameron Hot Air Balloon Addon for Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition, which was most commonly modified to have the .cfg file of an F/A-18 Super Hornet.

While we can't guarantee the performance of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, we can guarantee even better!

Activation Groups? Nope!
Performance? Yes!
Supersonic? Double Yes!
Stupid? Infinity Yes!

Top Speed: Mach 4
Highest Altitude reached: 85km
Stall Speed: 300 km/h
Lowest Altitude reached: 0km

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General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 42.1ft (12.8m)
  • Length 42.1ft (12.8m)
  • Height 49.7ft (15.2m)
  • Empty Weight 2,450lbs (1,111kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,288lbs (1,491kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 10.25
  • Wing Loading 47.0lbs/ft2 (229.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 70.0ft2 (6.5m2)
  • Drag Points 932

Parts

  • Number of Parts 133
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 476
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    When I was flying this I crashed it and it just shot straight into space at over 40,000 MPH lol

    5 months ago
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    77.3k MrCOPTY

    @Stanmich lol, A Hot Air Balloon With Ejection Seat.

    2.2 years ago
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    4,381 Stanmich

    @Kennneth FSX Steamed Potatoes

    2.7 years ago
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    133k Kennneth

    FSX steamed edition

    +2 2.7 years ago
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    A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket (in some long-distance or high-altitude balloons, a capsule), which carries passengers and a source of heat, in most cases an open flame caused by burning liquid propane. The heated air inside the envelope makes it buoyant, since it has a lower density than the colder air outside the envelope. As with all aircraft, hot air balloons cannot fly beyond the atmosphere. The envelope does not have to be sealed at the bottom, since the air inside the envelope is at about the same pressure as the surrounding air. In modern sport balloons the envelope is generally made from nylon fabric, and the inlet of the balloon (closest to the burner flame) is made from a fire-resistant material such as Nomex. Modern balloons have been made in many shapes, such as rocket ships and the shapes of various commercial products, though the traditional shape is used for most non-commercial and many commercial applications.

    Hot air balloon in flight

    Novelty hot air balloons resembling anthropomorphized bees

    Novelty hot air balloon resembling the Abbey of Saint Gall – Kubicek Balloons
    The hot air balloon is the first successful human-carrying flight technology. The first untethered manned hot air balloon flight was performed by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes on November 21, 1783, in Paris, France,[1] in a balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers.[2] The first hot air balloon flown in the Americas was launched from the Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia on January 9, 1793, by the French aeronaut Jean Pierre Blanchard.[3] Hot air balloons that can be propelled through the air rather than simply drifting with the wind are known as thermal airships.

    2.7 years ago
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    As a hot air balloon, this is a hot air balloon

    2.7 years ago
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    4,381 Stanmich

    why is this curated?

    2.7 years ago
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    amazing. now I can scare the shit out people in multiplayer

    2.7 years ago
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    “F*cking hot air balloon doing 400kts??”

    +3 2.7 years ago
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    Welcome to steam edition

    +1 2.7 years ago
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    This build radiates strong Airforceproud95 vibes.

    +5 2.7 years ago
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    Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition

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    3,433 stevemc01

    "Hot air balloon, do a vertical!"
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    "...god that's beautiful"

    +7 2.7 years ago
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    3,137 Fawkes

    Welcome to Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
    I hope you're mentally prepared for this...

    +5 2.7 years ago
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    4,381 Stanmich

    @Nerfaddict "Welcome to Steam Edition"

    2.7 years ago
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    30.0k Nerfaddict

    "Hot air balloon do a vertical"

    +4 2.7 years ago
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    28.6k YarisSedan

    Hmmm kinda reminds me of the cappadocia Turkish ballon trip that i did last week...

    2.7 years ago
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    3,431 Th3rmoplylae

    Ah yes the supersonic balloon

    +1 2.7 years ago
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    4,381 Stanmich

    I like how this is my single most popular post

    +1 2.7 years ago
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    Airforceproud95

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    4,381 Stanmich

    Those numbers aren't jokes; those are actual performance bounds. I did go mach 4 in this balloon

    +2 2.7 years ago
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    Everybody gangsta until the hot air balloon does an Immelmann turn

    +4 2.7 years ago
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    Ah yes the space shuttle status hot air balloon

    +1 2.7 years ago
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    60.4k PapaKernels

    Remember seeing this in a airforceproud95 video lol

    +10 2.7 years ago