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Albatross Glider

509 OlafGliders  8.9 years ago

This is probably my most stable design yet.
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Only 98 drag points this plane can maintain high speeds for longer periods of time.
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Featuring an increadibly low Wing-load, this glider can support itself for longer durations.
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Operating with near perfect placement of the wings, this glider is self correcting in terms of pitch, in stable flight it will maintain ~100mph.
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Taking inspiration from my prior crafts, the wings hamper turning yet make flight much more stable (feel free to remove them if you desire faster turning speeds)

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 131.1ft (40.0m)
  • Length 23.4ft (7.1m)
  • Height 10.2ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 936lbs (424kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,812lbs (822kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 5.0lbs/ft2 (24.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 361.9ft2 (33.6m2)
  • Drag Points 98

Parts

  • Number of Parts 23
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 110