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Seagazer

165 ChicoryBlues  8.1 years ago

A versatile seaplane contemporary with WWII designs (no jets or explosives). The Seagazer was initially conceaved as a seaplane variant of the prototype fighter plane "Cloudgazer," but the immense amount of modification and improvements to the incomplete Cloudgazer's design ultimately yielded a very different plane. Though a capable fighter and respectably nimble for a propeller-era plane, the original Seagazer possesses few technical innovations, and has proven particularly challenging to land- a challenge that would later result in its successor, the Seagazer V, and its revolutionary Variable Wing System. (The ultimate result of my first attempts at creating a WWII-style seaplane, in honor of an aesthetic I'm deeply fond of. Please modify to your liking. Enjoy! ~^@)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 35.8ft (10.9m)
  • Length 30.3ft (9.3m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 4,304lbs (1,952kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,172lbs (2,799kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.486
  • Wing Loading 22.8lbs/ft2 (111.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 270.1ft2 (25.1m2)
  • Drag Points 1875

Parts

  • Number of Parts 58
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 184