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Douglas DC3

1,057 Riskitforabiscuit  4.5 years ago
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This particular replica started out as me playing around with trying to replicate the iconic landing gear. Many hours and landing gear designs later, and boom, here you go. This is my first replica build - VTOL down for landing gear down, VTOL up for gear up - I may or may not have given up hope on stacking prop engines and stuck some jets in the middle - It flies like a vaguely aerodynamic brick, given half a chance it will stall or spin out so if you are mad enough to try and fly it, be gentle. Feel free to improve and reupload, I have no idea what im doing

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 79.6ft (24.3m)
  • Length 57.4ft (17.5m)
  • Height 23.8ft (7.2m)
  • Empty Weight 29,778lbs (13,507kg)
  • Loaded Weight 94,087lbs (42,677kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.716
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.085
  • Wing Loading 101.9lbs/ft2 (497.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 923.4ft2 (85.8m2)
  • Drag Points 15776

Parts

  • Number of Parts 163
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 925
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    9,245 UraniumOxide

    Pretty good for your first replica. My mind is full of way too many crazy fictional ideas I could never sit down next to a picture of a plane and try to replicate it in simpleplanes.

    4.5 years ago
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    29.5k TriStar

    Nice! Use qingyzhou building technique for cockpit i am working in a plane and that technique makes cockpits very good

    4.5 years ago
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    25.4k Mustang51

    For your first replica it’s really good! What definitely helps is to have a picture of the upper view of the real plane on hand so you can make sure they align properly. This is a good one though

    4.5 years ago
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    @Riskitforabiscuit Well, still nice job! Keep up the good work!

    4.5 years ago
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    @Pilot72 Thanks! That’s a real confidence booster, but this isn’t my first plane ever, just the first time I tried to recreate a real aircraft

    4.5 years ago
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    Very nice build! I don't really wanna say how my first jet fighter looked like compared to this... Mine was horrible. My first plane

    4.5 years ago
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    @MSGamezYXZ360 Thanks! I know it’s fairly rubbish but it has definitely been a learning experience

    4.5 years ago
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    8,614 MartGB

    Well done very nice for your first...few things could have been better but hey its ur first:)

    4.5 years ago