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Kittiwake

10.3k TurtlesThatFly  3.2 years ago

A pioneer in all metal aircraft, this plane cemented it's status as one of the first carrier monoplanes in the US Navy, as well as one of it's first all metal aircraft. The diminutive plane was designed to fit onboard small hangars, and could be stored in higher densities than other carrier aircraft. Eventually, the fast progress of airplane development caused this plane to quickly become more and more obsolete after a few years, and the last few stragglers were then retired only a few months into the war.

I kind of just made this plane just cause I felt like making a tiny plane again. Unlike my previous small planes, this one is actually mostly stable and flies exactly how I wanted it to. I settled on a small, chubby design I had drawn a few weeks back as a reference for this plane, and simplified the flight surfaces a lot more (before the addition of flaps, this plane was capable of being spawned by the AI traffic). It's pretty neat looking, too. Hope you too have a good flying experience with this plane!

VTOL for flaps
AG1 to extend hook (and yeah, it's kinda useless since the USS Tiny doesn't have a wire.)

Credit to JunkersEnoshima for the USS Lexington

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 26.7ft (8.1m)
  • Length 20.2ft (6.2m)
  • Height 10.5ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight 3,089lbs (1,401kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,146lbs (1,880kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.168
  • Wing Loading 21.6lbs/ft2 (105.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 192.1ft2 (17.8m2)
  • Drag Points 2834

Parts

  • Number of Parts 54
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 254