Designed by Giovanni Pegna to compete in the 1929 Schneider Trophy Air Race, the Piaggio P.7 used hydroplanes instead of floats to avoid excess drag and weight, however the aircraft was not ready in time to compete. INSTRUCTIONS: Takeoff- 30% throttle, Landing- throttle down to 0, glide in, and touch the water when the speed is below 100 mph, and let the plane bounce on the hydrofoils until she settles in the water. ENJOY!
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- TheAceOwl 6.1 years ago
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- Alisuchanka 6.1 years ago
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General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 39.7ft (12.1m)
- Length 35.3ft (10.8m)
- Height 12.0ft (3.7m)
- Empty Weight 1,516lbs (688kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,102lbs (5,489kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.228
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.123
- Wing Loading 13.9lbs/ft2 (67.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 873.4ft2 (81.1m2)
- Drag Points 4727
Parts
- Number of Parts 163
- Control Surfaces 11
- Performance Cost 485
@Mumpsy thanks a lot!
@ThePilotDude It is great! You really got the the shape. Great take off and landing too. I had to use all my tricks to make it take off without nose diving into the drink. I just realized I upvoted this when you uploaded it originally.
I'm putting foldable hydrofoils on the BU-3 to help in takeoff. It's amazing
@SomeFox actually yes It sat in the water all the way up to the fuselage. The pilot had 2 clutches- one controlled the small marine prop in the rear (not on mine because prop engines don't work underwater) and once the aircraft reached a speed that it rose up enough that the prop cleared the water, then the pilot would throttle up the main engine
Nice Hydroplanes concept!
@F104Deathtrap thanks a lot! I really enjoyed building and flying this!
I would just like to point out that by making this thing float, takeoff, fly and land, that you have brought justice to one of the coolest things to ever have wings. I salute you.
Undervoted
@F104Deathtrap thanks! Most of my planes have relatively low part counts, I surprise myself a lot on how little parts there are
@ThePilotDude Ah, the Doolittle racer. Cool! BTW, I love how much detail you got out of less than 200 parts, this plane is for everybody.
@F104Deathtrap I know right!? these planes are amazing! I plan on building the Curtiss R3C next
YES YES YES* More Schneider planes!!!
@MisterT thanks!
Nice !