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Big, Bigger, Biggest! Challenge Entry

245 NuclearDisaster  8.7 years ago
Auto Credit Based on BaconEggs's Big, Bigger, Biggest! Challenge

This is my newest fictional bomber I call the XB-78. It is a heavy bomber with inspiration from boing and other planes, and also from WalrusAircraft's Tu-98 Bear. Go check that out, by the way. Anyway, this weighs over 136k lbs. and has over 12k gals of fuel. She has 4 props and 4 modded Blasto BFE's. She can cruse at ~400 mph and has four 2000lbs bombs. To fly, throttle to 100% and wait to about 250 - 300 mph and pull up. To retract landing gear, activate group three and slide VTOL down and retract it normally, because it has rotator landing gears and regular ones, too. To open bomb bay, activate group 2 and slide down. To drop bombs, activate group 1. If you don't open the bomb bay, it has a chance of blowing up. It can also blow up if you start in the air, so always start on the ground. She can land, but its extremely difficult. Just slow down enough and lower gear. Break and slow down. It might take several tries, but it is definitely possible. Believe me, I did it (after like 50 tries).

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Big, Bigger, Biggest! Challenge
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 119.8ft (36.5m)
  • Length 102.6ft (31.3m)
  • Height 35.4ft (10.8m)
  • Empty Weight 30,668lbs (13,911kg)
  • Loaded Weight 136,634lbs (61,976kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.986
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.087
  • Wing Loading 28.2lbs/ft2 (137.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,847.9ft2 (450.4m2)
  • Drag Points 38328

Parts

  • Number of Parts 405
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,449