My 3k challenge, like I promised!
Anyone that sees this challenge, please spotlight it, upvote it or tag your friends! Thanks!
Hello all, and welcome to my first ever challenge.
Your task: make a plane that was "never built".
By "never built", I mean that:
- the plane was designed by a REAL company (e.g. Boeing, Lockheed, Convair)
- renderings, models or even prototypes of the plane were made
- the project never made it to mass production, was cancelled, and does not fly anymore.
Rules
- The plane must be a successor to this post.
- All mods EXCEPT for XML modding and Fine Tuner are banned.
- The plane must fulfil the criteria of "never built" as listed above. ^
- It must be an aircraft (helicopters are ok).
- It must NOT be an ONGOING concept; the plane must have already been cancelled (planes like the Flying-V and Airbus Zero-E are thus not allowed)
Points
- Originality (Have I heard of this before? Does it interest me? Does this plane already exist on Simpleplanes.com?) 10 points
- Looks (How good does the plane look from the outside, or if it has interior, the inside? Does it look like the original aircraft?) 15 points
- Performance (How well does it fly?) 15 points
- Features (Does it work like the original aircraft?) 5 points
Total: 45 points
Highest points wins the challenge!
Deadline
20 February (i can extend the deadline though)
Tips to Help You
If you don't know what to build,
scroll down to my list of examples below
go to your browser and type
never built planesor something like thatgo to YouTube channels Mustard or Found&Explained. They have many videos on these "never built" planes.
Examples of Well-Known "Never Built" Planes
Junkers Ju-287 (designed as a bomber, plans were captured by the Allies before it could start production, 4 prototypes built)
North American XB-70 (designed as a long-range supersonic bomber, 2 prototypes built, project cancelled due to rise of ICBMs)
Avro Arrow (Canadian fighter jet built to intercept Russian bombers, prototypes built, cancelled due to rise of ICBMs)
Martin P6M Seamaster (seaplane nuclear-powered bomber, prototypes built, project cancelled due to rise of ICBMs)
Baade 152 (East German airliner, prototype built, cancelled because the Soviets preferred Russian aircraft)
CL-1201 (ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE nuclear-powered cargo plane that could carry 1000 soldiers at one go and have F-4s dock on its wings, obviously never built)
Tu-334 (Russian airliner, 2 prototypes built, cancelled in favour of other Russian airliners)
There are many more concepts that are "never built", go do some research and find them! (use the tips I gave above ^) Remember, the less well-known the plane is, the more impressed I'll be!
Good luck and happy building!
Credits to Found&Explained for the title image and the idea of "never built" planes.
Specifications
Spotlights
- SemedianIndustries 1.3 years ago
- JessaLeih 1.2 years ago
- winterro 1.3 years ago
- Johnnyynf 1.3 years ago
- ayou2005 1.3 years ago
- LieutenantSOT 1.3 years ago
- Dracul0Anderson 1.3 years ago
- CR929thenewSPplayer 1.3 years ago
- Bryan5 1.3 years ago
- Panzerwaifu69 1.3 years ago
- Avionic 1.3 years ago
- Brololxd 1.3 years ago
- sKyCoS 1.3 years ago
- JP11 1.3 years ago
- WinsWings 1.2 years ago
- FirstLandFish83828 1.3 years ago
- HuskyDynamics01 1.2 years ago
- Rocketguy2079 1.3 years ago
- Gabriel747 1.3 years ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 17 airplane(s) +927 bonus
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 35.1ft (10.7m)
- Length 8.8ft (2.7m)
- Height 1.6ft (0.5m)
- Empty Weight 986lbs (447kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,074lbs (2,301kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 15.9lbs/ft2 (77.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 318.2ft2 (29.6m2)
- Drag Points 86
Parts
- Number of Parts 3
- Control Surfaces 3
- Performance Cost 29
Results are Out! (click here)
The challenge is over.
Results will be posted tonight (in about 9 hours).
Deadline is now 25th of February
because I’ll be quite busy this week and won’t be able to release the results during that time
If anyone isn’t satisfied with their points, you can redo the plane and submit it as a new aircraft, and I will mark it separately. Do note however that you can only make at most 3 planes.
Almost forgot lol
(updated) Prizes
Consolation (2 prizes): 1 upvote each
3rd: 7 upvotes
2nd: 10 upvotes
1st: 15 upvotes + spotlight
(if anyone's confused, I'm upvoting the winners' last 7 or 10 posts, not making alts to upvote stuff)
@Mastereldo @AlbertanPlaneMaker @SimpleplanesJP11 @NoblePlanesLTD @JJsimple @CR929thenewSPplayer
(just tagging everyone i know here)
If you're joining this challenge, please upvote it so that more people can see this. Thanks!
(also so that i know who's actually joining the challenge)
If you have any questions, ask me here. I will try my best to answer any questions you have.
如果你有问题，你可以在这里问我，我会尽量回答你的问题。
(i only know english and chinese btw)
Now make one for cars, so i can replicated the McLaren MP4-18 that never raced in 2003 (Technically not supposed to be a prototype but whatever)
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes yes nice
😁👍
OH COME ONE! I never uploaded it uuuuuuggghghhhhhh
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes Unfortunately I will no longer participate in the challenge the project I was developing was too big since I'm on Android and it was even harder when I did the test quit the game I'm sorry It will probably be released on my account in a few months what I was developing was the Embraer EMB-123 And the design featured a lot of severe stability😞
@CR929thenewSPplayer results tonight
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes the challenge is ended...
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes yes pwease im strugling at making my helicopter stable. (My first heli)
@aurelienBTC3937 oh i thought you meant the one from top gun maverick
If you're making the drone, I'll approve it
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes it's frictionnal ?
I thought that Lockheed tryed to make one.
No problem
i'll try to make a Valkyrie
@aurelienBTC3937 but the Darkstar is fictional, I won’t be able to approve it
Let me make the Darkstar
Second entry? Should i improve my T-4MS or make a new Yakolev VVP-6?
4 Days?!😨🫤
This is interesting. Would love to join but I don’t think I’ll be able to do it in four days
@F14Tomcat1974 be sure to finish it within the next 11 days
Sounds interesting, I may participate
@hendryodonnelDouglas231 I’m looking forward to it!
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes I'm building an Embraer plane that was never built and the EMBRAER EMB-123 is very similar to the EMBRAER CBA-123 what I'm doing is 30% ready just missing the internal details the Vertical stabilizers wing and etc unfortunately it is a very difficult project to have pictures there is only one picture of it soon it will be released on my account.
I'm interested in participating too! :)