"Don't let aircraft engineers and nautical engineers play together. They get ideas."
Probably the second ekranoplan with somewhat realistic handling on the site, first with this way of operation. Follow instructions provided below.
M.Corp E-1 Skimmer is the first ekranoplan of the corporation. It's designed to perform many different tasks. It's used as a civilian or military cargo transport, passenger liner, patrol craft (M.Corp Coast Guard), ambulance, VIP transport, and command vehicle.
M.Corp E-1 is fully amphibious, capable of taking of and landing on both land and water, and climbing onto beaches, which is very useful when servicing small islands without runways.
Instructions:
-Fly very low, at between 5 and 15m above the water. The vehicle is kept level by gyroscope. Use trim to gain or lose altitude. Turn with roll.
-Ramp is controlled by two activation groups. If you want to lower the ramp on the water, use AG1. If you are on land, use AG1 and AG2.
-If you want to climb onto the shore or slip down into the water, deactivate AG8. If AG8 stays on, ekranoplan will tend to remain horizontal despite being on the slope.
-If you turn AG8 off, it can fly like a conventional aircraft.
-WARNING: Watch the wingtips when you are turning. Don't let them hit water.
Enjoy.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 11 airplane(s) +70 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 86.3ft (26.3m)
- Length 72.1ft (22.0m)
- Height 30.7ft (9.4m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 15,348lbs (6,962kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.293
- Wing Loading 14.8lbs/ft2 (72.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,036.2ft2 (96.3m2)
- Drag Points 18939
Parts
- Number of Parts 267
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 1,045
@DJS8Corporations thanks.
@EternalDarkness oh yeah, there was one at the local air show a few years ago, beautiful representation of the plane ✈✈✈✈. ☺
@DJS8Corporations main inspiration was Orion-20 ekranoplan. You might ave seen that.
That's an interesting position for the props, I swear ive seen an airplane like this. Lol
@ACMECo1940 lol
Sorry, I thought it read SKINNER!
@EternalDarkness wow nice
@MK82 I have covered the wings with fuselage blocks. It's the usual way of making them look better.
this plane is fantastic. is there any mod on it? looks like wings are not the "default" ones.
@EternalDarkness Nevermind.
@EternalDarkness no problem
Awesome! I love flying it! :D
@Aerobako ?
HOLY CRAP! This is... for lack of a better word: Absurd.
WHAT IN THE HECK!
@phanps thanks man
I really love this plane and it's flight
Oops a little late on this one
@GermanWarMachine I have never had anyone reply to me that fast lol
@GermanWarMachine I feel like I'm a mix of Poland and MERICA!!
@GermanWarMachine YESSS (wait the step-fatherland or the fatherland????)
@GermanWarMachine for the reichtangle?
@Z3RO thank you. I can see some similarly there
@EternalDarkness oh i see. btw to me from a certain point of view they look like the german antenas atacehd at the nose of some recon aircrafts. lol
and they look very awesome as well.
@Z3RO thanks. They are placed like that to avoid the splash. Ekranoplans fly very low, just a few meters above the surface. Thus, engines mounted further back could experience splash if a part of the craft touches the surface. The engine placement was taken from Orion 20 ekranoplan.