Arctic-capable version of the Betelguese B-8 light passenger aircraft.
Overview
The Betelguese B-8 is a light passenger aircraft that is used to perform flights from short runways and on grass fields for personal, utility and commercial use.
Role: Civilian aircraft
Manufacturer: Betelguese Aircraft Company
First flight: January 15, 1946
Number built: 550
This variant, the B-8S is the ski-equipped version of the B-8.
Features
Fairly built interior, glass windows (none on the cockpit windshield) and a functional cockpit.
Capable of carrying 8 passengers, four of them have shared tables.
Controls
AG1: Port wing
AG2: Starboard wing
AG3: Cabin lights
AG4: none
AG5: none
AG6: Signal lights
AG7: Aircraft door
AG8: none
VTOL: Flap
Trim: Trim
Performance
Engine powerplant: 2x Wright R-1535 engines of 450 hp driving three-bladed automatic-pitch propellers.
Maximum tested speed: 314 km/h TAS at 1,100 meters
Range: 280 miles (450 km) as per @faizyfz
Flight mechanics
Take-off
- Throttle to 3-5% (feathering)
- Turn on AG1 (Port engine)
- Wait ten seconds (for reality), turn on AG2 (starboard engine)
- Wait ten seconds again (or to over a minute to simulate engine warm-up)
- Full throttle, flaps at 50-75%
- Pull the yoke (or the joystick at about 10-18 degrees) until it takes off
- Still do the procedure at no. 6, reduce flaps to 20% and use trim for stabilization on-air
- Fly
How to land
- It's up to you.
History
Betelguese Aircraft Corporation is a reknown designer and manufacturer of civilian aircraft since 1922 with the ten-seater Betelguese B-1.
Having built licence-built Grumman F2Fs and also having a dozen couple R-1535's on stock, the bureau decided to build an all-terrain light aircraft: the B-8.
Author's note
I didn't gave the B-8 a name either. That's it for today.
Specifications
Spotlights
- LonelyAustrianUhlan 2.6 years ago
- XAircraftManufacturer 2.6 years ago
- HOPKINS234 2.6 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor (CLOSED) Arctic Aircraft Challenge
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 54.4ft (16.6m)
- Length 38.1ft (11.6m)
- Height 15.7ft (4.8m)
- Empty Weight 5,701lbs (2,586kg)
- Loaded Weight 7,521lbs (3,411kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.159
- Wing Loading 18.5lbs/ft2 (90.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 407.4ft2 (37.9m2)
- Drag Points 5571
Parts
- Number of Parts 328
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 1,496
very nice, I haven't build any plane with sledges
There is a
coderegarding thrust reversal om the propeller, nice suggestion though.And yeah, thanks for informing me on the yaw @faizyfz
i understand the comedy (Range: To be determined),
but becouse i am me the range of the craft is around 280 miles when full throttle and cruising around 4-5 thousand feet. thats it for today. also please atleast try to add reverse thrust so i could get out of the hanger when i parked it in there. the yaw is inverted.
-How to land
-It's up to you