9 months of hard work. My most advanced aircraft ever.
Development
New Narrowbody Airliner
Roberts LXR2-200
After the initial release of the LXR2 series, I continued development of the aircraft, making improvements where we could. I began by completely redesigning the wing of the LXR2-200, initially naming the project as the LXR2-200 Rework (link here). This was changed soon after to the LXR2-500 (link here). Further changes, however, meant more parts were replaced and modified, reaching the point where the LXR2-500 became a completely different aircraft to the previous generation, now known the LXR3-200 (link here). The only parts that have remained unchanged are some fuselages blocks around the wing base, and front cargo door.
Testing
Extensive testing helped me understand how the aircraft behaved when airborne, how existing components could be modified and improved, and if new ideas would work as expected or not.
Comparison to LXR2
Overall, the LXR3-200 is far more advanced than any LXR2 model.
Improvements:
- Nose Cone
- Cockpit
- Landing Gear
- Wing Airfoil
- Split Blended Winglets
- Engines
- Flaps
- Doors
- Windows
- Controls and Inputs
New features:
- APU
- ILS
- Passenger Cabin
- FPV Walker
- Controls and Inputs
- Slats
Design
Exterior
One of the biggest changes for this aircraft is the shape of the nose cone. It was extended at first, but later it was discovered during development that some parts weren’t positioned correctly, and realigning them would potentially cause further issues. Instead, I removed the half-finished cockpit, and rebuilt the nose around a 787 blueprint. The windows are brand-new, and larger than the Concorde-like windows on the LXR2. The wing cross section is thinner with a new airfoil shape, the winglets have been refined, blended into the wing, and split.
Interior
The LXR3-200 includes a full passenger cabin, with lights, 28 rows of 3-3 seating (168 seats total), and an FPV walker.
Cockpit
After two average cockpit designs, I knew that this time, I had to get it right. The production LXR2 cockpit was an evolution of the prototype, but for the LXR3, I decided to work from the ground up, and inspiration from real aircraft, such as the A320 and 737.
Final Thoughts
10 months of work, and I'm proud of the result. This is also sort of a celebration for reaching Platinum and my 3 year anniversary on the website, so a shout-out to my first upvoters:
KittyHawk208 (now StockPlanesRemastered)
fifoip
And to the users who got me over the line to Silver, Gold, and Platinum:
Silver: Ren
Gold: WINGSIRONOFICIAL (now WINGSIRONAVIATION)
Platinum: MosquitowithaMachineGun (now IAmSteve)
Also thanks to everyone else that has upvoted, or has done something else that I appreciated.
Future projects
Despite the amount of work that has gone into this, I'm not slowing down. I'm already working on a brand new project. I won't tell you what it is yet, but stay tuned!
Gallery
Pictures (Credit to windshifter1)
If you can't see the images, try here (Google Drive Folder).
More Pictures (Credit to CaptainBrayden)
Credits
Dissent3R/CaptainNoble
I modified their Optimized Seats for the passenger cabin. I also modified the FPV walker from their 737-800.
GalacticaAsia
They gave me important advice on Performance Cost (you can find it in the first progress report), and helped with adjusting the slats.
RealSavageMan
PlanariaLab
GuyFolk
The map is from their Wasp-B.
SARACONIKaviationIndustry
Reduced Part Versions
30/05/2025
Specifications
Spotlights
- PlaneFlightX one month ago
- RicardoACE one month ago
- CaptainBrayden one month ago
- NewWorldAerospace one month ago
- Erc90F4RU one month ago
- DARZAVIATION one month ago
- Dissent3R one month ago
- Boeing727200F one month ago
- Zerkk one month ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Roberts LXR3-200
- Successors 1 airplane(s) +63 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 125.2ft (38.2m)
- Length 123.6ft (37.7m)
- Height 38.4ft (11.7m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 79,050lbs (35,856kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.047
- Wing Loading 41.6lbs/ft2 (203.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,900.2ft2 (176.5m2)
- Drag Points 5384
Parts
- Number of Parts 1872
- Control Surfaces 9
- Performance Cost 5,706
This is where is all began, nearly 2 years ago.
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