In 1917, the De Bruyere C1 made it's one, and only, flight. Achieving a ground-breaking 25 feet off of the ground, this aircraft rolled upside down, and glided on its head. Thankfully, the test pilot survived the flight.
The aircraft was anything but a failure, though. The French Air Force had made this plane to test out many unused innovations. Such as:
- a front canard for pitch (never done before)
- rotating-tip ailerons (unique and aren't used much, if at all. Very strong though)
- one of the first planes to have an autocannon as the armament
- Tricycle landing gear (very rare during the Great War)
Now, this plane, though being VERY far from ordinary, is actually really fun to fly. BE VERY CAREFUL ON PITCH AND ROLL... I'M WARNING YOU but once you get the controls down, this thing is a charm. I'd suggest using down trim, and very gentle movements on the stick. The plane likes to spin and glide, but it can still be smooth.
Speed:
(Technically a 150 HP engine, though we had to improvise to get it to function correctly XD)
Max Speed: 120 mph
Cruise Speed: 90 mph
Stall Speed: 60 mph
Take-Off Speed: 80 mph
FYI: be close to the ground before you pull throttle down and land, and be gentle on take-offs
Weapons:
- 1916 model 37mm machine gun
Controls:
- Trim = Trim
- That's all... nothing too interesting.
Blueprint Used:
SIDE NOTES:
- First of all, this plane was not done by just I. I couldn't have gotten this frustrating plane done on my own, and the great help of my new comrade @Grroro made this beast possible. I did the fuselage, cockpit, canard, Vertical stabilizer, and physics. Whilst Grroro did the beautiful work on the struts, landing gear, wings, and propeller. All and all, this plane obviously shows why it never became anything huge, but it is still worthy of a lovable mention. Thank you my French friends for this unique beauty.
- On a side note, this plane is really cool, and I'm SUPER proud of how it came out and also SUPER happy I never have to touch it again XD. It took so long just to get it to get off the ground. But I still love biplanes....
Cool Shots:
Real Plane:
I hope y'all enjoy! And please go check out some of Grroro's builds!!!
Specifications
Spotlights
- SimpleDynamincs 3.1 years ago
- Boelin 3.1 years ago
- CookingWithCinderBlocks 3.1 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor French Air Force Challenge [Closed]
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 29.2ft (8.9m)
- Length 27.1ft (8.3m)
- Height 11.6ft (3.5m)
- Empty Weight 19,320lbs (8,763kg)
- Loaded Weight 20,170lbs (9,149kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.222
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.049
- Wing Loading 5.3lbs/ft2 (26.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 3,779.0ft2 (351.1m2)
- Drag Points 6931
Parts
- Number of Parts 221
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 747
Valid entry.
aight, france go brrrr
@Grroro here it is, lad :)
Thanks! @Sgtk
@PercisionVehicleReplicas ?
Bruh
@botowo ikr?
thats one droopy boi
@QuesoAirlines Ik it's an autocannon, but it was used in the trenches like a machine gun during WW1
Wait hol up, 37 mm machine gun?
Thanks! @BagelPlane @ThomasRoderick
@AWESOMENESS360 thank you so much! I honestly was going for that, and I figure, if it's the first, it should be the best.
I'm glad it can even get off the ground XD. And thank you so much for you support
I have never seen this before, easily the first on the SP Website! I love when people make unknown and obscure aircraft.
Thanks! @Bowthedragon @K2K
Thanks! @EternalDarkness
I never thought you would upvote one of my builds XD
@russianspy
@Grroro lmao. It rotated in the game too XD
@Reuben201103 french BAN AN NA RO TA TE
(ironic meme cuz this thing rotated and crashed irl lmao)
@WarHawk95 lets go!!!!
You know what, there are so many new upvotes... I'm going to say I thank you all so much, but I don't want to mass tag. But please know, your condolences are still here.
And OMG ED upvoted it!? Thank you too
yup! @LieutenantSOT
Thanks! @TheNightmareCompany @MIAW26PERSIAN @WSI
@Reuben201103 BANANA
@rexzion yeah, I see that there. It took so long just to get it off the ground. I'm glad it at least can fly XD. But thank you :)
@DogstenAnkleheigh I'll pass the message along XD
But... but... the banana shape is wonderful
Seeing as no one else is saying it I will:
Banana