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Plane Driver 1

1,468 Glassfort  6.3 years ago
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The job of a modern plane driver is to sit at the front and tell the aircrafts computer what the ATC said. Pilots on long haul flights often wonder what it would be like to actually fly a plane. Sometimes they will ask the flight computer but it never responds... probably because it is too busy flying the plane

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Passengers 4
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 3.9ft (1.2m)
  • Length 2.6ft (0.8m)
  • Height 9.9ft (3.0m)
  • Empty Weight 301lbs (136kg)
  • Loaded Weight 301lbs (136kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 1152

Parts

  • Number of Parts 67
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 159
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    1,468 Glassfort

    @RailfanEthan OK... Sounds like a challenge. I'll make a start at the weekend (if possible, the height from the footplate to the bottom of the window would be useful to know)

    6.3 years ago
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    @Glassfort If it's possible for you to do, I'd like the engineer's pose to be leaning out of the window, and the fireman just holding the shovel like this

    6.3 years ago
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    1,468 Glassfort

    @RailfanEthan OK, I've only seen an Alco S100 up close (there are not many US engines over here). As the S100 is a standard USRA type design I'll go by what I remember of that. I imagine the driver would have his hand on the regulator but stood to one side between the brake and the reversing gear whilst the fireman is stoking...

    6.3 years ago
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    @Glassfort Well, I'd prefer it for right hand because my project is American, and I would appreciate a fireman. I just used that image as a reference, because there isn't much of a difference between the railroad gear in the countries

    6.3 years ago
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    1,468 Glassfort

    @RailfanEthan For a left hand or right hand drive engine.. most British engines were left hand drive up to about the 1930s. Engines built after that were right hand drive and many older ones were converted for mainline operation. (I'm assuming you want a British rail train pilot as per the photo) I guess US engines are right hand drive. I'll make a fireman as well

    6.3 years ago
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    25.7k KidKromosone

    p i l o t

    6.3 years ago
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    Simple enough. I'll try it. When do you want it? @RailfanEthan

    6.3 years ago
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    19.4k ACMECo1940

    Haha@DemonSniper8

    6.3 years ago
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    19.4k ACMECo1940

    Cool

    6.3 years ago
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    Could you make an engineer like this? It's for an upcoming project

    6.3 years ago
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    413 iDrakeZz

    it is called a “Pilot”

    6.3 years ago
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    13.4k DemonSniper8

    Do you.... do you mean PILOT?

    6.3 years ago
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    36.1k DbE

    its not a pilot if he isn't controlling it

    6.3 years ago