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Solent SJ-800 Swallow

5,631 Solent  7 months ago

The Swallow

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Pied-winged<em>swallow</em>%28Hirundo_leucosoma%29.jpg
well I had to come up with some kind of an acceptable name, right?
other than that it's basically just a random bird


About

Its name says it's a jet, but it just looks that way because they're ducted E-fans (aka three rotator powered pairs of wings)they just look a lot more impressive than without that unnecessary weight and drag producing bunch of metal around them. It has canards, just because they're more efficient than traditional elevators and I like how it looks.


Speeds

Rotation Speed: 200km/h (108 knots) IAS
Approach Speed: ~230 km/h (124 knots) IAS
Landing Speed: 215 km/h (216 knots) IAS
Stall Speed: ~175 km/h (95 knots) IAS


Parts I "borrowed" from other planes

  • The artificial horizon is from @GuianLorenzo 's LearJet 75

VR

I don't have a way of testing if my planes are VR-compatible, but I tried following as many of the curation criteria as I could.


Additional Notes

  • If it flies weirdly on a keyboard, please just say it in the comments, because I
    use a Logitech flight yoke and like all of by other recent builds it's mostly
    optimised for a Joystick or mouse yoke.
  • It's quite vibrate-y above about 400 km/h (216 knots) IAS, I have no Idea how
    to fix it

also yes the fuselage is way too narrow for the wingspan but I'm not an engineer so i obviously can't know

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 120.6ft (36.7m)
  • Length 135.0ft (41.2m)
  • Height 30.4ft (9.3m)
  • Empty Weight 80,436lbs (36,485kg)
  • Loaded Weight 80,436lbs (36,485kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 51.7lbs/ft2 (252.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,557.2ft2 (144.7m2)
  • Drag Points 6921

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1144
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 3,823