Needle of the Far North
The GSS-670 "Skewer" is a supersonic transport pitched to the Government of Canada at discounted price as thanks for the decades Graingy was granted near hands-off use of their northern territories.
The Skewer is a narrowbody four-abreast aircraft distinguished by its continuous windows, marking a grand improvement in passenger visibility over the SSTs of the past. Capable of carrying up to 272 passengers in economy configuration, the Skewer can cross the continent in only a few hours while boasting reasonably economical operating costs.
Each of its four engines generates 270kN in afterburner, propelling the aircraft at speeds up to over 2900km/h at 18,000m altitude.
In comparison to a Sandude-operated Graingy 220
Specifications
Spotlights
- This craft is curated
- Boeing727200F one month ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 91.4ft (27.8m)
- Length 280.9ft (85.6m)
- Height 32.2ft (9.8m)
- Empty Weight 148,506lbs (67,361kg)
- Loaded Weight 268,048lbs (121,584kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.603
- Wing Loading 56.9lbs/ft2 (277.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 4,711.2ft2 (437.7m2)
- Drag Points 18007
Parts
- Number of Parts 728
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 3,302
Happy Canada Day!
The Leaf Decal (at monumental scale)
Teaser 1
Teaser 2
Note: The Weight Simulators, while ugly, are something you should be thanking me for. This aircraft already has over 700 parts (wait, really!? Man, things got out of hand!) and seats are surprisingly expensive performance-wise.
@Graingy Soory soory! Pardón moi
@XM803ENJOYER46 Ain’t my flag. I’m Martian.
@Graingy YOUR FLAG IS A LEAF 🇨🇦
@Subsere Sure. Sure.
@Graingy You'll see.
@Subsere good luck with that lmao
@Graingy For now...
@Graingy oh
@urlocalgorillawithaspork Privacy doesn't exist in yellowknife...
camera "do you mind?" got me diying xD
@Subsere what, jealous your brand new startup can’t match the technological output of a well-established industrial empire?
@Graingy Putting out fancy SSTs.
@crazyplaness Ay! (There’s not much food in this chroma nightmare we call society!)
eh?
stick
@Graingy ohhh thank you 😊
@COM9927 except this one babee
A stick is rarely so beautiful
@Maluch No, absolutely not. This is its own post first and foremost and will not be tied to anything. If it cannot be part of the challenge without being a successor, then it will not be part of the challenge period.
@crazyplaness do not under any circumstances make this a successor post.
@crazyplaness can you turn this into a successor?
@Boeing727200F The non-discounted price for one aircraft is equivalent to approximately $450 million USD.
@Subsere How so?
@SuperSuperTheSylph Long indeed. 85m!
Concorde the long and Canadian way