Welcome to the past.
My past sort of.
This plane is a control line model, made 'life size', 1 inch = 1 foot.
Designed in 1951 (!) by G.M Aldrich, the plans were sold by 'Top Flite' going by the name of 'Nobler' (say 'knob' then 'ler') and even today it is a pretty good control line aerobatic aircraft.
My Father used to fly one in competition and did rather well with it.
Long story short, I decided to make one in game.
Leave the wheels down for that authentic touch, the real item, which still hangs on the shed wall to this day, did not have retractable undercarriage.
Edit: Came to check what I said was true and noticed 'wall of text'. Fixed.
4 Months just zipped by. So many planes. Some of them are even good. lol
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 50.6ft (15.4m)
- Length 40.4ft (12.3m)
- Height 12.5ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight 4,354lbs (1,975kg)
- Loaded Weight 9,339lbs (4,236kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.107
- Wing Loading 17.2lbs/ft2 (84.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 542.9ft2 (50.4m2)
- Drag Points 1754
Parts
- Number of Parts 24
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 204
I'm a control line flyer. The Nobler was a good flying airplane for beginners. I'm gonna make it look more like a nobler with some addons. Great build.
Yep, my first aircraft made (or at least based on) the actual plans of a real aircraft, albeit a control line model.
The wing span is a little bit wider (50.6 vs 50) and the fuselage is a little longer (40.4 vs 38.5 (does the game measure from the very nose to the very end of the aircraft?)), but this is pretty much a match for the real item.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that I hardly had to trim this at all. Once you think it's up to flying speed, tap the up button and off she goes.
Try letting the computer fly "Yeti Scramble" vs another propeller powered plane, it's a fun ride.
You will note that this is the "NO ID" version. I have a version that has my Fathers old Club registration on it, but doing it made the aircraft several hundred pounds heavier! I used fuselage tanks made as small as possible, squared them, then used the nudge tool to place them.
I also painted it the same color blue as my Fathers model, because nostalgia. :p
Is there another way to 'paint' letters/symbols?