The PL-900, a four-engined airliner to compete with the B707, DC-8, and C-880. The PL-900 was designed as a jet airliner in order to get lots of money from what was considered “modern” at the time. To save time, it was based on the PL-810, a s t r e t c h e d PL-800 to get it to the market early. It was advanced for it’s time, but was outclassed when large 737 variants came to the market.
Specifications
Spotlights
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 101.4ft (30.9m)
- Length 95.0ft (29.0m)
- Height 30.1ft (9.2m)
- Empty Weight 53,093lbs (24,082kg)
- Loaded Weight 93,815lbs (42,553kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.491
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.042
- Wing Loading 52.7lbs/ft2 (257.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,780.7ft2 (165.4m2)
- Drag Points 19657
Parts
- Number of Parts 323
- Control Surfaces 12
- Performance Cost 2,139
Also, this is my first fully custom plane! The rest are simply re-skins of other planes.
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You’ve got a masterclass in thumbnail design and plane mechanics
I thought this came from a platinum user
The second image represents what NOT to do!