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A.64 Progress (Mostly Flyable)

3,763 fleia262  1.7 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on fleia262's A.64 Progress so far (sorta flyable)

It seems fitting to name her "Progress." Massive stability improvements. Gentle pull to starboard, especially in flight, pitching and rolling together makes it so much worse. The cockpit is nearly complete, save for one or two important things I'll have to get to a bit later. For the most part, everything is labeled properly and easy enough to work with. LOTS more external detail needed, including antenna and a more developed livery. Stability needs improvement, but she can be landed (albeit at very high speeds). RAT is unavailable. APU is unavailable. Gear tilling is unavailable. Vert. stab. rudder (yaw) is unavailable. Behind the captain's seat are the levers to open and close the cargo doors and the cabin doors. Nose gear sequencing needs work.
She features a simple visual warning system that will alert you if your bank angle is too high, pitch angle too steep, or approaching stall speed. IMPORTANT for the moment, the warning system is calibrated to Wright Airport (trigger altitude of 500ft) so starting at Yeager for example will set it off until conditions are satisfied.

She currently features two-stage start-up for both respective engines, located on the start-up panel (red outline). Do not advance thrust until sequencing lights are on, or the engines may accelerate unevenly.
Parking brake and thrust reverser sleeves have their own safety release switches (yellow outline).
Gear brake will need to be armed, following the instruction listed on the panel (blue outline).
The lights are controlled by seven independent switches, found on the obviously named "Lights Control" panel (green outline). These are grouped together from left to right in the three following categories: always on, take-off / landing, and taxi.

During take-off, rotate around 270 knots. Stall speed around 165 knots.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor A.64 Progress so far (sorta flyable)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 103.1ft (31.4m)
  • Length 110.5ft (33.7m)
  • Height 28.2ft (8.6m)
  • Empty Weight 107,248lbs (48,647kg)
  • Loaded Weight 134,339lbs (60,935kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.07
  • Wing Loading 87.6lbs/ft2 (427.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,533.3ft2 (142.5m2)
  • Drag Points 22431

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1176
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 7,294

Required Mods

  • Lights by Gestour
    Version 1.0 (10/10/2020 8:04:40 PM)
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    @fleia262 No problem, bro. ;) And I'm really glad to hear you're immensely enjoying making this bird here. :)

    +1 1.7 years ago
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    3,763 fleia262

    @Boeing777x thank you! I'm having a blast with this one, and she's quite the challenge but so worth it

    +1 1.7 years ago
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    This bird keeps getting better and better with each update. 😉 And I’m excited to see the final product of this plane whenever that might be. 😀

    +2 1.7 years ago