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USS Ranger (CV-4) with flyable plane

3,509 Itzarock  one month ago

Im Back!!!!

And I give you the USS Ranger with a flyable and LANDABLE plane!!!

Background

USS Ranger (CV-4) was an interwar United States Navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class. As a Treaty ship, Ranger was the first U.S. vessel to be designed and built from the keel up as a carrier. She was relatively small, just 730 ft (222.5 m) long and under 15,000 long tons (15,000 t), closer in size and displacement to the first US carrier—Langley—than later ships. An island superstructure was not included in the original design, but was added after completion.

Deemed too slow for use with the Pacific Fleet's carrier task forces against Japan, she spent most of World War II in the Atlantic Ocean, where the German fleet, the Kriegsmarine, was a weaker opponent. Ranger saw combat in that theater and provided air support for Operation Torch. In October 1943, she fought in Operation Leader, air attacks on German shipping off Norway. She was sold for scrap in 1947.

Controls

AG1 - release and give power to plane. Smoke stacks will also lower.

AG2- Lower arrestor hook (aka deploy parachute for landing)

AG-3 - Turn on ship power and controls

Credits

Plane belongs to Alex9000

Note

I know the drag points is a bit high, some of that is the plane. Idk where the rest comes from. I copy parts that have drag disabled and yet the drag points still come. either way its not that laggy anyways.

well thats all for this build. ill probably spend 2 months figuring out what i want to build next. or just wait till SP2 releases. Later

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 106.5ft (32.5m)
  • Length 765.3ft (233.3m)
  • Height 144.1ft (43.9m)
  • Empty Weight 136,170lbs (61,765kg)
  • Loaded Weight 162,629lbs (73,767kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.404
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.012
  • Wing Loading 507.3lbs/ft2 (2,477.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 320.6ft2 (29.8m2)
  • Drag Points 249992

Parts

  • Number of Parts 555
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 1,977