“An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies or personnel primarily via military transport aircraft.”
The role aircraft can play in delivering supplies is vital in modern combat. A large part of almost every air force consists of aircraft dedicated to airlifting, either tactically transporting troops around the battlefield or by strategically moving vast quantities of cargo to the frontlines. However, when you look on the SimplePlanes website, military cargo and transport aircraft are few and far between. Let’s change that!
In this challenge, I task you to build an aircraft, be it a plane or helicopter, designed for airlifting operations. In essence, your creation must be capable of transporting cargo. This may be personnel, a shipping container, a vehicle, etc. How you chose to carry your cargo around, is completely up to you. If you would like more information about airlifting and the vehicles used to do this, check out the Wikipedia page.
Rules for this challenge:
Your submission must be a vehicle capable of airlifting in a somewhat realistic matter. (Sci-fi creations are allowed, but it needs to be believable).
Your creation may be a modern vehicle, but historical airlifting aircraft are also allowed.
Your creation should have a cockpit (does not need to be ultra-fancy, but at least functional).
Must be a sucessor to this post!
No more than 1850 parts. (Disable the drag calculations on parts that do not need to have their drag calculated!)
Preferably no modded parts (XML modding is fine. Build that require me to download a mod will be ignored.)
Feel free to submit multipole builds.
The description of your creation should include the controls for your of your creation, as well as a bit of an explanation / lore behind it’s design. Please use your description to explain how your aircraft would be used if it were a real aircraft.
Awards / After the deadline:
Once all builds have been submitted, I plan on livestreaming while I check out and comment on the submitted creations. I will do this on my YouTube channel.
A recording will be uploaded to YouTube, however I might only make it accessible through the SP website.
Alternatively, there might be a video instead of a livestream.
(*If there are a lot of submission, I may choose to only look at creations that got more than 5 upvotes during the livestream due to time constrains. *)
There may or may not be an award for my personal favourite submission + straw poll favourite in the form of extra SP website points. However, I’m still looking into if this is possible.
Ofcourse, all builds submitted will receive an upvote.
Aircraft in the thumbnail is made by Spillo, it can be found here.
Specifications
Spotlights
- MrSilverWolf 2.8 years ago
- 2Papi2Chulo 2.8 years ago
- asteroidbook345 2.7 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 53 airplane(s) +4793 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 1.6ft (0.5m)
- Length 3.3ft (1.0m)
- Height 3.3ft (1.0m)
- Empty Weight 595lbs (270kg)
- Loaded Weight 595lbs (270kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 385
Parts
- Number of Parts 3
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 7
@Walvis Thank you for your response. I have always looked up to you and the content you have created for the community. And honestly I totally get it. This was not intended as a personal attack on you and i'm happy you got that. I was just sad to see a great content creator burn out. If you ever come back I will be ready to participate again! Thank you Walvis.
Bro still never said if it's out of the question tho... Although the why he's talking there will probably be no rating or vid.
@Kroixo Hey, you're right.
My intentions were never to abandon this challenge the way I did. Unfortunately, I just lost passion and energy for creating SP content. At the time I struggled to admit this. Not just to my viewers, but also to myself; I never finished the video I was working, but I also never acknowledge I dropped it because I kept telling myself I would finalize it sometime.
I am sorry.
I have always supported community held events and challenges. But it is kind of disrespectful to all of the participants that there never was a winner or a reward for this challenge. I was one of the ones who put a lot of work into this, thinking i would at least get some recognition for it. I would have much rather published my build without it being for this challenge at this point.
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I made a "Fixed" version of my entrie, so if the live stream ever happens I suggest using that one to fly since the original entire is a bit buggy.
@FeatherWing If said person had 10 creations that is, if they didn't then you would have to just wait till they do I guess.
@Australianbulider676
You pull up 10 of their builds and upvote them. That's how I do it at least.
@Walvis
It's ok, take all the time that you need. Don't feel pressured to prioritize this stream over working and studying.
There will be a stream / video / post at some point, it will just take me a while.
I work 16 hours a week, and I study 40 hours a week. Please allow me some time.
@MobileGamer21
OOF, it really sucks when the game doesn't let you test the plane properly.
@SPairforce Yea.. I want to see it for the fun of it and also to see my own thing because its so laggy I never have flown it because if I tried to my game would crash.
@MobileGamer21
I honestly don't care who wins, I just want to see other people's creations on stream.
@SPairforce Same
lol after he said "Feel free to submit things" to TOPGUN1 then the download count started back up
I’ve been waiting forever, I hope the stream/video happens soon. It’s something I’m looking forward to.
@Walvis OOOh... allright, didn't understand for a while, but now i finally get it
@WolfHunter9111 Yes... Like I said: "There has yet to be any video or stream"
@Walvis there is no one in your YT channel
@WolfHunter9111 There has yet to be any video or stream
Is the video replay isn't out yet?
@TOPGUN1 Feel free to still submit things.
@Walvis I know the challenge is closed but could I resubmit my entry I managed to fix the issue so now it actually looks good and flies good with out needing the exposed wings
He was not joking lol.. 2 days came and went although taking time was not a option anyway tho because he closed it a few hours later
@BlackWidowSquadron Take your time, it will be a while before I stream
Forgot to say I finished.. Submission
@Walvis When is the stream because I'm still working on my stuff
Closed?
@Walvis here ya go my entry to the challenge https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/8U9gK8/Millennium-Heavy-Works-H100-Heavy-Lifter
@Walvis the entries are supposed to be in by today or Is the challenge already closed?
I don't think i will get my plane done on time.
Ok made it a successor
Ik I will make it one
@Hiimakeplanes It isn't a successor
I’m entering this xd https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/m9ExaZ/HE-HEWA-FW-LESSFFD-25M (replace the “bombs bays” with cargo bays)
@Walvis Alright cool
@asteroidbook345 No, I think its fine to have a civil livery.
Wait does it have to be painted in a military livery? (The RAF used them but I didn’t paint it like that)
Lots of unique entries into this challenge, can’t wait to see the livestream/video.
Why
@Theflyer666 yes that one
@Red920 this the one? Because then I’ll test later tonight https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/N105gl/IL-76X
Is it ok if I submit a single engine light aircraft type design?
I was gonna make a CH-37 anyways so I might as well submit it here. The custom swash plate will probably be a lot though
@Walvis I replaced my previous post because I forgot to add a button to its special feature.
Here is my entry
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/N105gl/IL-76X
@Theflyer666 you can test the aircraft on VR
Japan Air Industry - We win this contract.
I know it has to have a cockpit but does it have to have a detailed cargo bay interior? @Walvis
Challenge accepted
may b i will do
@Red920 ok just tag me or something when complete
CHALLENGE EXCEPTED
i am gonna join probably
but i am too busy irl lately
I guess one final challenge would be fine before going back to the abyss and not doing stuff before coming back 40 years later
@Theflyer666 you can try mine, just wait
the aircraft is in WIP i will send the link when its finished. Also its better to record your gameplay using my aircraft. pleeeaasee🥺
Challenge accepted
hehehehhehehhe
casually airlifts a bomb that costs the same as the gdp of a small nation
@IndianJackhammer I got in thanks
@Cobrafighters I dont
I feel like I was made for this, let's see if I have the motivation to do this
@Hiimakeplanes because you have anneye disease son
Why are the a400ms all ether too short or too long?
"KC-390 Millenium joined the chat
I was incredibly thinking of a challenge like this for the same reason, with the difference that I was going to incorporate the transport of cargo and troops (tanks, tank destroyers, apc, etc)
Ayo chief check this out
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/BNdSzG/Airbus-A400m-Airlift-challenge
are fictional planes allowed?
does it have to be 100% original? or can it be a craft not completly made by me but largely modified by me(like the whole fuselge is diffrent)?
Ik ben klaar
@Walvis I'm done wit my Halo :b
I think I'm in for the challenge
Hmm my C-46 could be a good candidate to this challenge. Shame I can't work on it atm :/
@AgentDerp2 Download this post, make a subassembly of your aircraft by detaching the cockpit, connect it with this cockpit and upload.
@Walvis if you want somebody to test them in VR, I've got an oculus and can do that
@Walvis ok
Hey man is lockheed P-8A allowed
@Walvis I posted my plane. if possible, can you go see it?
@Hiimakeplanes I have a video on my channel about custom thumbnails
@YEEEETplane It doesn't need to have cargo loaded.
ACEPILOT109
@Walvis I'm sorry but how do I make it a successor do you do what [ACEPILOT109] (https://www.simpleplanes.com) did? Also this is a build for this challenge/my account and I don't want it linked to a finished challenge so is deleting posts a thing?
@Hiimakeplanes Ok
I don’t think you need cargo on the plane
@walvis Wait we were supposed to have it carry cargo? I thought it was just that the actual plane had to carry cargo. Because my plane has plenty of room to carry cargo but no cargo!
Why did so many people enter but there is only 9 people that posted anything within 2 days?
Also why do my build not get a lot of upvotes because I don’t know how to have pictures in free flights :(
@PapaKernels put detaches on top of your plane or make it tow stuff
Can a primarily passenger air lift vehicle be entered? Not to sure how to do a cargo dude, so was think that may work as well.
@PapaKernels https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/SL8C99/AN2921
@PapaKernels take a look at what I built for this and you might know how to make it cargo
Click download on this build and then build on it, if you already have a build just take it as a micro compartment and past it here
Just download it
I made this: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/19k6qw/TT-260-Albatross I don’t know how to make it a successor to this :(
Can you pls make a challenge on Russian Jets sometime
I had a unlisted entry because I was checking something on my main entry. Only judge my main please.
@Walvis so, does an airlift incude helicopters by any chance?
@Walvis good
@ChamDel78 Yes
Can it be fictional?
@Walvis sooo, no?
@MrCOPTY If you comply with the website rules, sure
@MobileGamer21 By uploading your aircraft as a successor to this post.
I’ll see if I can make a good Ka-22
Is it ok if I accidentally added my armed version of my plane in this challenge technically carrying over 60 missiles counts as airlift right?
I have been waiting for another challenge, this challenge is also in the thing I'm quite interested in; cargo planes.
Though I need to learn how to make cockpits first...
@Walvis Also how do I submit it just link it in this chat?
@Walvis This will workout because I am already building something that is a airlifter
Made this: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/SL8C99/AN2921
@Walvis can i upgrade other player's aircraft
I wanna do Mi-26 :b
@KazanoAirSpace Yes
im doing the C-17 Globmaster
Cargo I’m in
I'm working on another plane I can't do the challenge right now
@X99STRIKER If you also build an aircraft to tow it into the sky, I think it would be fine.
@Yourlocalhuman Yes
@Walvis alright
@Jibril Yes
@Snargles I'd challenge you to try both.
@Lake Yes
@Walvis does the plane need to have an actual cargo bay or can it be just a cockpited plane?
Hi there how about I mix a bunch of Soviet planes together?
Now it is my time to shine, and build... THE HYPERFORTRESS!
Time to make a paratrooper carrier
hehehe I may or may not have an almost finished c-17
I just started a C-47 SkyTrainer
I think it could hold 3 helicopters
I cannot remember what kind it was but was big
maybe i will send something
I've been on an airlift plane before
This sounds dope dude!!
I'm probably not going to be able to participate, bit I'm gonna give you an upvote
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Also, out of curiosity, when are you planning on recording the video for the Remaster challenge?
I'm in!!
Does It need to have something like a bay door?
@PapaKernels Yes Maybe No🤣
@MrCOPTY same difference 😂 😂
I'm in
Im in
This is my dub, I already got a C-27 made, but the cockpit is sooooo many parts I can’t finish
The Antonov A-40 was designed to deliver a tank, does that count?
😆🌝
I think I'm in
I’m do a A400M Atlas.
Can I do an AN-225 as a memorial?
if i take the cockpit from this post and make sub assembly, will it be considered a successor of this post when i put it on my plane?
Are fictional designs allowed?
@PapaKernels u mean © copy rights
@MrCOPTY dont steal my idea, im patenting it lol
@PapaKernels 🤣
Time to make a ww1 airlift biplane 😂
ive been waiting for this for ages thanks valvs much appreciated i like building airlift aircraft, i know i wont win but it will be fun
Assault airlift aircrafts allowed? I cant make my craft without putting even a SINGLE weapon type
I’m in!
Edit: am probably going to do two versions of the plane I’m building
@SimpleDynamincs Yes