SimplePlanes | Mini Blimp Mk-1

Mini Blimp Mk-1

50.4k Stingray 9.1 years ago

448 downloads

Civilian Propeller

Powered mini blimp, liftoff at Bandit, Murphy, Tarpley. Take passengers through trenches and over volcanoes. LIFTOFF at 100 MPH. Cruise around 150 MPH.

General Characteristics

Successors 2 airplane(s)
Created On Android
Wingspan 22.3ft (6.8m)
Length 52.1ft (15.9m)
Height 18.7ft (5.7m)
Empty Weight 7,047lbs (3,196kg)
Loaded Weight 8,408lbs (3,814kg)

Performance

Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.475
Wing Loading 28.5lbs/ft² (139.0kg/m²)
Wing Area 295.3ft² (27.4m²)
Drag Points 8122

Parts

Number of Parts 85
Control Surfaces 5
Performance Cost 399

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50.4k Stingray

Thank you, @Delphinus This one is easy to fly. My wingless lifting-body Blimp Mk-II is much faster, not as easy to fly, but landings in the Mk-II are easy: just ditch in sea re-surface and continue exploring as a surface-submarine.

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50.4k Stingray

@AlphaOneIndustries Faster, tricky version is now posted.

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50.4k Stingray

Thx, bigger one in works. Speed TBD. @AlphaOneIndustries

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50.4k Stingray

Thanks @Ctracerx2

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37.7k Decrepit

@Stingray np i could tell ;) . still fun!

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50.4k Stingray

@Nickasaurus Thanks! Also an experiment.

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50.4k Stingray

@TheLatentImage Thank you!

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50.4k Stingray

@Austinowen Thank you!

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37.7k Decrepit

lolz

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Mod TheLatentImage

I like this, this is fun to fly. Nice build.

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12.7k Austinowen

Real fun too fly, funnier to mess with!!

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Mini Blimp Mk-1

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