Burt Rutan's latest design. This plane was designed to be a personal recreation aircraft, with retractable skis allowing it to land on all terrain. Now, this plane does have some quirky flight characteristics. 1. With the high thrust angle, the nose will be pushed down, so hold some up elevator. 2. Advance throttle slowly while taking off on land. 3. Do not nose down 4. Do not lower the skis on land. Other than that you should be A-Ok. Hope you like it!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 2 airplane(s)
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 57.1ft (17.4m)
- Length 49.9ft (15.2m)
- Height 16.7ft (5.1m)
- Empty Weight 2,292lbs (1,040kg)
- Loaded Weight 4,530lbs (2,055kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.22
- Wing Loading 9.6lbs/ft2 (47.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 470.5ft2 (43.7m2)
- Drag Points 2326
Parts
- Number of Parts 62
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 290
I just randomly found this when I searched up "Rutan SkiGull" on google images.