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Kiwi's OS2U Kingfisher

570 TheKiwi  7.3 years ago
Auto Credit Based on SimpleFlow's WORLD WAR II CHALLENGE [Closed]

This is my entry into the World war 2 challenge. The Vought OS2U Kingfisher was an American catapult-launched observation floatplane. It was a compact mid-wing monoplane, with a large central float and small stabilizing floats. Performance was modest, because of its light engine. The OS2U could also operate on fixed, wheeled, taildragger landing gear. The OS2U was the main shipboard observation aircraft used by the United States Navy during World War II, and 1,519 of the aircraft were built. The OS2U was retired in 1959. Start to pull up around 90mph and it should lift out of the water by itself

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor WORLD WAR II CHALLENGE [Closed]
  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 41.6ft (12.7m)
  • Length 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Height 15.7ft (4.8m)
  • Empty Weight 8,568lbs (3,886kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,767lbs (4,883kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.13
  • Wing Loading 31.9lbs/ft2 (155.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 337.7ft2 (31.4m2)
  • Drag Points 4053

Parts

  • Number of Parts 57
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 202