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Macchi M.C. 72

30.4k Hyattorama  5.5 years ago

This is such a beautiful plane, I hope I've done it justice... That being said, I am pretty proud of this build.

The Macchi M.C. 72 was an experimantal seaplane designed and built by the Italian aircraft company Macchi Aeronautica. The M.C. 72 held the world speed record for all aircraft for five years. In 1933 and 1934, it set a world speed record for piston engine-powered sealanes, which still stands today. Top speed: 441 mph.

Flight controls are standard.
No Ag controls.

I added retractable wheels, so you can land on land (not historically accurate). I also added air brakes (not historically accurate) because it’s kinda hard to land without them. This baby just doesn’t want to slow down.

I hope you guys like it, I think this might be my best work so far...

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 31.0ft (9.4m)
  • Length 27.1ft (8.3m)
  • Height 10.5ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 2,824lbs (1,281kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 4.773
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 1.062
  • Wing Loading 2.7lbs/ft2 (13.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,041.4ft2 (96.8m2)
  • Drag Points 220

Parts

  • Number of Parts 558
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,896
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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Haha awesome! I’m so glad you like it. It truly was a beautiful plane, I’d love to see one irl. But I don’t even know if any of them exist anymore. I mean, there’s surely at least one in a museum. Anyway, all those Schneider Cup Racers are super cool. Thank you for your comments and feedback!
    @PlaneCreator1

    4.8 years ago
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    Also it has a great smooth flight too and great color also great takeoff that this airplane has and great smooth landing, Keep this business on! 👍👍😁

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    This is it this is what I was talking about thanks a lot for putting the description about it thanks, also Btw it surprising that the color was red ,finally I get to see the airplane on my profile picture in game thanks! @Hyattorama

    +1 4.8 years ago
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    152k MAHADI

    @Hyattorama no problem! was checking some builds of yours

    +1 5.4 years ago
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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Thanks buddy! :) @MAHADI

    5.4 years ago
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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Wow man thank you so much for all the upvotes!!! That is very cool of you :) @MAHADI

    5.4 years ago
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    152k MAHADI

    whoa! awesome wings!

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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Thanks man!! It’s a combination of things, as you might expect; first, you’ll notice that the wing loading is very low, unrealistically low. Because all five wing parts are much bigger than you would expect, especially the primary wings and the vertical stabilizer. But all the wing parts are 0.1 scale and hidden, as I’m sure you know. Also, the primary wings are moved outboard on the “wings” (fuselage parts), which helps a lot with the roll stabilization. Then; pretty much all the fuselage parts and other parts on the plane (besides the wing parts) have zero or very little drag. Also, the entire plane is scaled down by 0.5 from the original size that I built it, that helps with stabilization too. And after that; just your standard trial and error with getting the center of lift and center of mass in the right positions with respect to each other, as well as fiddling with the size of the control surfaces. I hope all of that made sense... hahaha. @ChiChiWerx

    5.5 years ago
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    29.8k ChiChiWerx

    Great work here...if you don’t mind revealing a secret or two: How did you make it so stable? It barely bobbles at all with control inputs...

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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Ah man that is so awesome! I’m super jealous! :) @LeonardoEngineering

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    30.4k Hyattorama

    You think so? Haha that would be cool! Although, at the end of November I’m going away for several months and I won’t have access to Internet. So that’s going to slow my progress. And I don’t think I can get to platinum in five weeks. @FastDan

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    5,841 FastDan

    You're going to have the record for the quickest user to get to platinum of you keep this up! :D

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    @Hyattorama I see this beauty and her whole family pretty often when I visit the Italian Air Force Museum in Bracciano, Rome. Always amazed me since I was a child

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    @Hyattorama no problem!

    5.5 years ago
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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Thanks!! :) :) @MrSilverWolf

    5.5 years ago
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    Awesome!

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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Thanks man :) I will keep doing my best! @F104Deathtrap

    5.5 years ago
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    @Hyattorama Absolutely. And the presentation is great. Keep up the good work!

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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Ah ok right on. I hope you’re having an awesome vacation!! @ThePrototype

    5.5 years ago
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    16.4k ThePrototype

    OH YES, I'm on vacation and haven't had time to start it yet. I'm also trying to start another project as well. @Hyattorama

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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Yeah, I guess maybe my presentation is lacking? I don’t know. Still, it worth it when I get comments like yours, so I’m not complaining :) really, thank you, that made me feel really good :) I am so glad that someone has enjoyed my build! @F104Deathtrap

    +1 5.5 years ago
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    @Hyattorama No, thank you! These Schneider Cup racers are some of my favorite planes, and this is the best Castoldi I've ever seen. I'm actually a bit upset more people haven't upvoted this thing.

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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Thanks man! @F104Deathtrap

    5.5 years ago
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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Thanks very much!! :) @Trainzo

    5.5 years ago
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    30.4k Hyattorama

    :) thanks man! @JelloAircraftCorporation

    5.5 years ago
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