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Orion-X1

8,839 MartGB  4.2 years ago

The X one is a British single-seat,low-wing light sport aircraft currently being produced by Orion Aeronautics as a kit for amateur construction.

The X1 will be an ever evolving aircraft with variants for eg; Jet version,tail wheel etc.... X1 is also designed to be economical and have aerobatic capabilities, the aircraft has been designed to standard light aircraft FAR-23 static load requirements with the wings supporting more than 10,000lbs in sandbags during the tests.

Controls

Normal flight
VTOL Down: (flaps)
AG1: Engine/main power

Specifications

Crew: one
Empty weight: 600lb
Gross weight: 950lb
MTOW: 1,009lb
Fuel capacity: 67 gallons
Powerplant: 1x Nexus four cylinder,four stroke, Volkswagen air-cooled engine, 150hp

Performance

Cruise speed: 155mph
Stall speed: 45mph
Never exceed speed: 216mph
Range: 580mi
Service ceiling: 16,000 ft
g limits: +6/-3b at gross weight

Price

USD$25,299//£19,433.43p (estimated cost of purchasing and completing aircraft)

Note: Hope you enjoy, this is just part of a series of fun little simple civilian builds:).

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General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 33.8ft (10.3m)
  • Length 26.1ft (8.0m)
  • Height 10.0ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 556lbs (252kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,009lbs (457kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.148
  • Wing Loading 3.3lbs/ft2 (16.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 305.8ft2 (28.4m2)
  • Drag Points 749

Parts

  • Number of Parts 142
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 593
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    38.7k UltraLight

    @MartinMartinTheAviator where are your new planes??

    4.1 years ago
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    8,839 MartGB

    Thanks! @OhBoy

    4.1 years ago
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    @MartinMartinTheAviator can you make a forum post so I can upvote it and get you to exactly 6,666pts lol

    4.1 years ago
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    8,607 34mphetamine

    looks good! thats better than my planes!

    4.1 years ago
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    8,839 MartGB

    thanks that’s what i intended:) @V

    4.2 years ago
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    37.7k V

    its a fun little plane to fly

    +1 4.2 years ago
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    6,253 Nightgems

    Mhm! @MartinMartinTheAviator

    4.2 years ago
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    8,839 MartGB

    thanks:) glad you liked it. @Nightgems

    4.2 years ago
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    51.6k PyrrhaNikos

    I read the title onion

    +1 4.2 years ago
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    6,253 Nightgems

    This is really good! Its a great build and a great trainer!

    4.2 years ago
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    8,839 MartGB

    Thanks a lot for the spotlight lads! @KnightOfRen @RuvienRuvienTheCitizen

    +1 4.2 years ago
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    8,839 MartGB

    thanks man this was really just a quick throw together since i’ve kinda lost motivation to build really detailed planes that take a lot of time, Thanks for the spotlight and upvote i appreciate it a lot! @Guiso

    +1 4.2 years ago
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    13.7k Guiso

    oh, and I also with a civil plane project, great plane!

    +1 4.2 years ago