Tucker SnoCat
Since the late 1930's, Sno-Cats were designed for one thing, to travel over heavy snow with minimal mechanical problems. Most Sno-Cats use the quad-track configuration seen to the left, but some models used a pair of skis in place of the front tracks, and some rare models only had a single pair of tracks. Due to their incredible reliability, Sno-Cats were used as expedition vehicles in the Arctic and Antarctic regions in the later half of the 20th Century, and some originals still run to this day. Nowadays, Sno-Cats are more commonly used as ski resort transports or first responders in extremely remote locations.
Controls:
Pitch: Drive Forward/Reverse
Roll: Steer Left/Right
LaunchCountermeasures: Launch emergency signal flare (30 in total)
AG8: Anti-Flip Gyro (Use this to flip back onto your tracks in case of a rollover, or to prevent flipping at all)
Additional Notes:
This vehicle tops out at 35 mph on level ground, IRL Sno-Cats can manage 11-30 mph depending on the model.
This vehicle was modified to figure out how to build compact and low part track pontoons for future builds. (Feel free to make a subassembly if you wish to use them.)
When accelerating, you may notice the engine gets weaker as the vehicle's speed increases. This is due to the 5-Speed automatic gearbox encoded into the engine. (Reverse is also significantly slower than forward)
The suspension has some of its collisions removed to prevent the track pontoons from jamming under the main carbody.
When climbing extremely steep inclines (60-70 degree slopes or more) the rears of all 4 tracks will lift off the ground, causing the engine to overrev and the remaining wheels to lose torque. (Use caution when traversing cliffs)
The roof rack has been lowered to allow this vehicle to drive under the overhang of the main Wright Airport building.
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s) +56 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 15.1ft (4.6m)
- Length 29.3ft (8.9m)
- Height 15.2ft (4.6m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 12,760lbs (5,788kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 18
Parts
- Number of Parts 280
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 1,415
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I didn't click here randomly, but it reminded me of the incredible “Transantarctic Expedition of 1955-1958”, led by Vivian Fuchs, whose same type of vehicle is immortalized on gold discs of NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 interstellar probes, through the iconic expedition that was recorded through a photo of the vehicle and expedition previously, until now the probes are increasingly moving away from our home and the solar system not only carrying the specific photo of the expedition, but 110 photos and 5 hours of music and greetings in multiple languages, This post, for having reminded me of this curiosity about probes, deserves my positive vote and my attention, congratulations on its construction, friend, hugs!! ;)
This is awesome! Drives like a champ, super durable, love the pontoon design. One suggestion- add a parking break perhaps? Something simple simple such as a piston that extends into the ground when activated, preventing the SnoCat from rolling away on you. Otherwise, great build!
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