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"Santa Cruz" Reconnaissance Sea Plane

9,408 MisterMasada  7.8 years ago

Just a simple sea plane based off of a plane from an anime film called "The Princess and the Pilot" that I plan on watching soon. MAKE SURE YOU PULL UP WHILE TAKING OFF

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 50.4ft (15.4m)
  • Length 41.0ft (12.5m)
  • Height 14.3ft (4.4m)
  • Empty Weight 8,096lbs (3,672kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,897lbs (4,489kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.303
  • Wing Loading 28.0lbs/ft2 (136.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 353.9ft2 (32.9m2)
  • Drag Points 6728

Parts

  • Number of Parts 83
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 348
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    @MisterMasada LOL! Nothin' wrong with pontoons, they're just a pain to balance properly and learn to land on them. I don't know how many people have told me that my floatplanes always flip on them, I tell 'em how it's done and they say it still doesn't work. I have everything on my game set to high so I don't think it's a problem with the model so much as there being a completely different method to landing and taking off in a seaplane or float plane from land planes. My most recent "pontoon plane," is my fastest and most detailed I think. However the loooong flag of flavor text probably chased people away from the flight manual below that tells you exactly how to handle her on take-off, on landing and I think even taxi instruction. XD It involves careful throttle control, when to engage or release pitch control right down to what speed she'll take to the air and how you want to settle into the water on landing. XD This aircraft, in the show, left me a little puzzled as it seemed to be fueled by water. Don't ask, 'cuz I don't know and really the plane wasn't so much a "character" in the story as part of the major stage prop (no pun intended) for the journey.

    7.8 years ago
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    @DragonAerotech It's not quite supposed to be a replica, hence the "...based off of..." bit in the description. I was going to make it last night but decided to go to bed instead and still got only 3 hours of sleep. Also, it has the contra-blades (not actually set up as contras) only because the speed of the radial engine wasn't sufficient. As an aside * * * k pontoons.

    7.8 years ago
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    @MisterMasada Not a bad flick, seeing this pop up in my feed did surprise me though! ^_^ Great job!

    7.8 years ago
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    9,408 MisterMasada

    @MorningTea I mean, it can be a skateboard if you try hard enough.

    7.8 years ago
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    @Brields95 I don't think it's dubbed anyways.

    7.8 years ago
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    It's on youtube, if you feel like reading subtitles

    7.8 years ago