Profile image

Curtiss XF14

16.1k StockPlanesRemastered  4.9 years ago
18 downloads
No Tags

The XF14 was designed in 1941 as a competitor to the F6F hellcat, meant to be powered by the Lycoming XH-2470-4 H-24 engine, similar to the napier saber. however this was not available, so an underrated wright XR-3350-16 was used. by this time though, it was well past the deliverance of the Hellcat, and the XF14 was an abysmal failure.

this rendition uses a combined blade T2000 blade T3000 setup to give it that low altitude getup and go. I experimented with custom wings. However it is mainly meant as an AI aircraft for a challenge so it is a little basic with the landing gear. I will be making better gear in the future.

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.3
  • Wing Loading 47.4lbs/ft2 (231.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 280.9ft2 (26.1m2)
  • Drag Points 3856

Parts

  • Number of Parts 92
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 482