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De Havilland Vampire

6,054 FredDeane  4.9 years ago

Haven't uploaded anything for a while, recently I play around with my De Havilland Vampire that I made some years ago and it really just isn't up to scratch. So, naturally I went all out and built a new one from scratch with the latest techniques that I've come to develop.

So, here we have a very classic 1950s fighter jet, first flown in 1943 and introduced into service in 1946, serving right up until 1979 with the Rhodesian air force. I have done my best to keep it all close to realistic proportions and speed etc. but it isn't quite perfect.

Apologises that it does not exactly fly smoothly but I am afraid I sacrificed performance for looks on this one.

Please enjoy and let me know what you think.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 34.7ft (10.6m)
  • Length 32.1ft (9.8m)
  • Height 10.1ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 8,236lbs (3,736kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,200lbs (4,173kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.221
  • Wing Loading 44.3lbs/ft2 (216.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 207.5ft2 (19.3m2)
  • Drag Points 8399

Parts

  • Number of Parts 227
  • Control Surfaces 3
  • Performance Cost 748