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Whifteen TA-18 "Ruster"

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Auto Credit Based on TatsuTheOtaku's HA-13 Wild Boar

Before downloading, please note I forgot to fix the instructions, please replace them with the new instructions because the old instructions belong from the original aircraft.

History

A aviation company, Whifteen, was founded in 1920, mainly making airliners in United Kingdom.

At a attempt to make a fast propeller airliner in the 1950s to compete with the Vickers Viscount, the design had a notable feature of an iconic ugly cockpit, the captain, the co pilot was on the upper canopy, and a navigator was on the lower canopy

The prototype was from a HA-13 Wild Boar, which was heavily modified into the intended design airframe.

The first flight began in May 3, 1959

Upon tests, the technicians and the maintenance crew realized that the engines corroded upon too much rain, causing the engines to have lower performance and was dangerous.

The aircraft also had a issue with the airflow, due to the ugly canopy feature, the windows cracked due to poor manufacturing.

The aircraft was soon scrapped before any redesigns, and there was no orders for the aircraft, rendering the aircraft as a failure fully.

Controls

Ag-1 = Engine 1
Ag-2 = Engine 2
Ag-3= Engine 3
Ag-4=Engine 4

Everything else is blank.

Have fun!

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor HA-13 Wild Boar
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 90.8ft (27.7m)
  • Length 75.0ft (22.9m)
  • Height 32.0ft (9.8m)
  • Empty Weight 24,642lbs (11,177kg)
  • Loaded Weight 50,525lbs (22,918kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.593
  • Wing Loading 38.5lbs/ft2 (188.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,312.4ft2 (121.9m2)
  • Drag Points 13237

Parts

  • Number of Parts 166
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 729