This is a model of a P-38 lighting, Hope you enjoy it its top speed is around 480. Hope you enjoy this is my first plane that ive built and i hope to release more.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 47.3ft (14.4m)
- Length 29.3ft (8.9m)
- Height 12.5ft (3.8m)
- Empty Weight 8,330lbs (3,778kg)
- Loaded Weight 11,916lbs (5,405kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.335
- Wing Loading 33.9lbs/ft2 (165.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 351.2ft2 (32.6m2)
- Drag Points 3408
Parts
- Number of Parts 34
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 287
Thanks
@Sunnyskies
For welcoming me to the community love the vehicles you have made you seem to be very good at this game. Also thanks for the tips. I hope to keep making more I'm in the process of making another plane as we speak love your work to hope you succeed. P.S if you already got this message sorry because it showed it as just a at sign with no name.
Hey, @WizardOZ
Noticed your comment on my Lightning. Firstly, welcome to simpleplanes.
What you have here is a good start. It flies, doesn't explode, and can be landed without disaster. Despite what anyone says, that's a good plane.
A few tips and pointers; Remember to always keep your center of lift behind your center of mass. But not too far behind. The closer they are, the better your turns generally are.
Also, your landing gear is way back. For planes who sit in tricycle configuration (like the lightning), you want your main two wheels pretty close to your center of mass. This lets the plane leave the runway sooner, as it lets the plane pivot and pitch more easily on those wheels.
You plane pitches very well thanks to the extra elevators in the main wing, but it doesn't roll very quickly. Use wider ailerons for a quicker roll.
Wing loading is another thing to watch when building a plane. It's the ratio of wing area to total weight, which is how well your plane is beating gravity, so less is always better. This plane has 33.9lbs/ft^2, which is a decent number for a fighter. 50 is still good for jet fighters, but anything over 100 isn't that great. Anything lower than 10 is pretty much a glider.
Another thing to watch is drag. Significantly high drag points will slow your plane down, and make it require more thrust to keep you going.
One last thing; It isn't really important, but it's something I like to do. If you have two propellers, make the spin in opposite directions, it just looks fancier.
Anyway, hope this helps, and good luck!