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1914 Xiphias E.16 'Bucks Brute'

43.9k PlanesOfOld  8.5 years ago

Warning this car is very hard to drive!

Starting procedure:
Step one,
VTOL up and full brake
Step two,
Activate 1 wait 5 seconds and then activate 2
Step three,
Release brake

History:
In 1910 the Xhiphias company branched into automobiles, three years later they created the ESEHC or Experemental Steam Engined Horseless Carriage,it had a humongous cylinder in the front powering the front wheels, unfortunately it was extremely badly damaged when the boiler exploded, The wreckage went missing soon after many believed it was sold for scrap but it was found 4 months later then 1914,, in a barn, it was dragged two miles west to the factory and Mr Xiphias inspected the mangled car, the bonnet was gone but the chassis was in good condition, Xiphias dismantled the car and fitted it out as a heavyweight racer. The engine he used was somewhat too powerful (the 16 cylinder E.16 engine) but he geared the engine down thus not melting the tyres when it drove.
After 2 months of hard work the new racer was ready.
It moved under its own power for the first time on April 19th 1914 It performed well on the dusty roads that surrounded the factory, the driver took the car all around Buckinghamshire in May and it quickly earned a popular name among the locals the 'Bucks Brute'.

It had a breif racing career winning 7 races at brooklands in the summer of 1914 and setting an unofficial national land speed record in Autumn but unfortunately due to running costs and the need for areo engines because of the outbreak of ww1 the car was put into a hangar and had its engine removed, to be put into a scout airship for the fleet air arm.
The airship survived the war with the original engine intact so in 1919 the car was renewed to its original form.
It went around the country and eventually became Mr Xiphias's personal car and was put into the XVI museum in 1957.

Enjoy the throaty roar of the 1200HP V16 Areo engine!

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +28 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 14.1ft (4.3m)
  • Length 38.3ft (11.7m)
  • Height 9.9ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 8,822lbs (4,001kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,088lbs (5,029kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 23.1lbs/ft2 (112.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 480.9ft2 (44.7m2)
  • Drag Points 4964

Parts

  • Number of Parts 215
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 681
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Cheers! @Hypixel

    8.5 years ago
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    4,090 Hypixel

    @PlanesOfOld looks amazing....

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    Sweet.

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    27.4k JovianPat

    @PlanesOfOld Yep. On Top Gear :D

    8.5 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Seen the Brutus? @JovianPat

    8.5 years ago
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    27.4k JovianPat

    Really awesome! Kinda reminds me of a Bentley with Spitfire (or Meteor) Engine.

    It has a 27-LITRE V-12 Engine.

    8.5 years ago
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    lol you're almost platinum again

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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Lol that's ok, gj with it! @General360

    8.5 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Yeah I like the suspension :) would have liked some side skirts tho :) @General360

    8.5 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Little? She's massive lol @General360

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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    Inspired by the Areo engined cars of the early 20th century
    Expect some areo engined car replicas!

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    Awesome!

    8.5 years ago
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    77.9k Cedy117

    Nice!

    8.5 years ago