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Maj. Carpenter's L-4 Grasshopper (Realism Series)

4,831 SkyEyeMCCIX  6.1 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on SkyEyeMCCIX's Piper Cub

At no less than 760lb empty, this light reconnaisance aircraft's performance may look modest to some, but Major Charles Carpenter had other ideas. He took 6 M1 'Bazooka' rocket launchers and strappped them to the wing braces, as he was "tired of spotting enemy tanks and not being able to do anything about them". Another unusuality of this aircraft over most SimplePlanes craft, apart from its' apallingly low speed, it its' flaps. Use VTOL control to adjust flaps angle.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Piper Cub
  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +6 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 35.7ft (10.9m)
  • Length 23.0ft (7.0m)
  • Height 9.7ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 298lbs (135kg)
  • Loaded Weight 854lbs (387kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.076
  • Wing Loading 1.8lbs/ft2 (8.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 478.5ft2 (44.5m2)
  • Drag Points 3868

Parts

  • Number of Parts 108
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 434
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    1,880 hellcatz

    Err... Most planes here have flaps.

    6.1 years ago
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    @ACMECo1940 Ah thank you.

    6.1 years ago
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    19.4k ACMECo1940

    It’s WWII@Flameslinger

    6.1 years ago
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    Great plane! Not suitable for any combat purposes unless you boost the engine and add a gun (check out Gestour's Vickers mod) but still nice for any WW2* theme.

    6.1 years ago