This has been sitting on my hard drive gathering virtual dust for some time now. The Thunderprop MK. III is a flying wing, push plane, and is also a flying boat. Minimum take-off speed is around 80-100 mph, but I would suggest you wait to perform advanced maneuvers until 320 mph (if airspeed drops below 320, there are risks of endless flips and flat spins.) There are two max power Blade 2000s (see second screenshot) pushing this 18,000 lb aircraft so it accelerates very well for its size. Landing is EXTREMELY difficult due to the rear facing propellers (if one blade hits the ground, kaboom) so try to remain level and use the airbrakes to slow down. This aircraft has 10 wing guns (see third screenshot) for firepower and can enter WWII Dogfights.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor twin-turboprop engine(wanna make tu-95?)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 65.9ft (20.1m)
- Length 37.2ft (11.3m)
- Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
- Empty Weight 5,136lbs (2,330kg)
- Loaded Weight 17,769lbs (8,060kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.225
- Wing Loading 27.5lbs/ft2 (134.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 645.2ft2 (59.9m2)
- Drag Points 1887
Parts
- Number of Parts 39
- Control Surfaces 10
- Performance Cost 324
ADDITIONAL NOTE: I've been flying this plane just after uploading when one of the wings dipped into the water, sending the plane into a flat spin. After 2-3 seconds of accelerating nausea inducing spins (at least five to ten spins in total) the airframe exploded, however this is caused by the engines being on so hit the airbrakes to slow down while in a flat spin.