Orion-X1
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:).
Specifications
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
@MartinMartinTheAviator where are your new planes??
Thanks! @OhBoy
@MartinMartinTheAviator can you make a forum post so I can upvote it and get you to exactly 6,666pts lol
looks good! thats better than my planes!
thanks that’s what i intended:) @V
its a fun little plane to fly
Mhm! @MartinMartinTheAviator
thanks:) glad you liked it. @Nightgems
I read the title onion
This is really good! Its a great build and a great trainer!
Thanks a lot for the spotlight lads! @KnightOfRen @RuvienRuvienTheCitizen
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
oh, and I also with a civil plane project, great plane!