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Mach 3 Shuttle Trainer

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True shuttles should be "lifting bodies in front", for this I used chines for a similar efffect. This experimental design lifts off at the end of the South Runway, and handles like a regular aircraft.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 36.1ft (11.0m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 13,050lbs (5,919kg)
  • Loaded Weight 54,381lbs (24,666kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.826
  • Wing Loading 154.6lbs/ft2 (754.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 351.8ft2 (32.7m2)
  • Drag Points 4410

Parts

  • Number of Parts 203
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 451