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Alpine Aircraft Challenge

5,192 AntiAirNuri  3.0 years ago

Welcome to the Alpine Aircraft Challenge!

If anyone wishes to understand the challenge better

It's World War Two, and The Alpine Fighter Group is running low on airplanes to deploy! Their supplies are low, and only a few homemade models are available.

You are tasked with the creation of a Tactical Bomber, Fighter, Cargo, Interceptor, or even Night Fighters and Escorts for said group: However this is no normal place. You must make a plane able to operate from the Alps!

Rules and Criteria

1. The Aircraft must be able to take off from a 105m Runway and land.
2. The landing gears must withstand at least a force of 2.5Gs on landing in any kind of surface
3. Airplanes must be able to fly at speeds below of 110mph without stalling
4. Some form of collapsible wings are encouraged, but not necessary
5. Aircraft must be of WW2 Era, and can be both Fictional or a Replica, or mods of original airplanes
6. Build must be below 600 parts
7. Have fun! Just wanted to make some unique challenge

(Also please make it a successor of this post, otherwise I can't find your creations, and I want the clout)

Voting system

Flight Characteristics and handling:25/25
Take-off/Landing distance:
20/20
Ease of storage:
10/10
Appearances and details:
20/20
Gear strength, low stall speed:
15/15
How well does the plane functions in that role:
20/20
Creativity and cool features:
30/30

Total of 140/140

Rewards

1st place- 20 upvotes
2nd place- 15 upvotes
3rd place- 10 upvotes

(Can be the same person, and add up to the podium too)

Best mountain craft- 10 upvotes

Best performer- 10 upvotes

Best appearances- 10 upvotes

Good luck, and have fun! Deadline for June 3rd

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 24 airplane(s) +1754 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 1.6ft (0.5m)
  • Length 3.3ft (1.0m)
  • Height 3.3ft (1.0m)
  • Empty Weight 595lbs (270kg)
  • Loaded Weight 595lbs (270kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 439,839.3lbs/ft2 (2,147,483.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 385

Parts

  • Number of Parts 3
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 8
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    This should be better:
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/q0Y83k/P-47ish

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    4,336 Stanmich

    oldie but a goodie
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/2Mz4Wl/Gloster-Goldfinch-AFG-challenge-entry

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    Here’s mine :)
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/3mTLWz/I-1

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    990 miloz13

    A night attack autogyro. Should do fine in the Alps :D
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/qMDbC7/Miloz-Nightmare

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    2,243 Ductwind589

    Aircraft is significantly changed and now became some sort of an interceptor. https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/0925D3/Yakran-I152-A1-Alpine-Challenge This aircraft is now in the challenge.

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    I have an F4U courseair for ya
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/NkN4w0/F4U-Courseair-M2

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    40.3k OPaiTaOn

    I finished my build HERE

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    19.5k JS01

    Uhhhhhh i did remember building the plane straight out of this build but huh it just didnt give a credit
    sorry about that then
    im not disqualified right? :))
    theres no rule for that yet
    anyway heres the link

    sexy plon

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    1,586 Whatseatoya

    Here's mine :]

    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/dyDIwT/F67-Mygga-Entry-of-the-Alpine-Challenge

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    19.5k JS01

    @AntiAirNuri understandable
    e

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    5,192 AntiAirNuri

    @Ductwind589 and @JS01
    Please have a bit of patience, I am working full time at far places, and I am honestly really exhausted. I need some time to recover

    +3 2.9 years ago
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    19.5k JS01

    e

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    2,243 Ductwind589

    Okay, so the deadline has been reached 2 days prior by the time I post this comment.

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    @AntiAirNuri cool. Thanks!

    2.9 years ago
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    5,192 AntiAirNuri

    @LieutenantSOT of course

    2.9 years ago
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    Can I make a second entry?

    +1 2.9 years ago
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    5,979 HaunebuII

    I got an aircraft I've been working on before this challenge was posted, and I think it fits the criteria for this challenge, ill fix some small stuff and then post it

    +2 2.9 years ago
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    2,243 Ductwind589

    I got an armoured heavy fighter design on the works. Image of the WIP aircraft for the challenge

    Its loading is currently 178 kg/m squared for a loaded weight of 7.4 t with 2 engines each having 970 hp.

    +1 3.0 years ago
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    @AntiAirNuri lol, thx

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    5,192 AntiAirNuri

    Good luck
    @LieutenantSOT

    3.0 years ago
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    And yeah, lol. Now to design it and find out how to panel it...

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    @AntiAirNuri Oh, cool! I was just curious

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    5,192 AntiAirNuri

    @LieutenantSOT Wow, seems like a very ambitious design 🤨
    That's a very good idea though, I have only seen small and nimble aircrafts here! Go ahead

    +1 3.0 years ago
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