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DHC-1 Chipmunk

2,400 Unstable  6.6 years ago

I finally picked up simpleplanes again and decided to build something! please tell me any ideas you have to help me make better planes! My main issue with this one was when i tried to put fuselage pieces on the wings it made the drag rise so much where the plane didn't control well so i just took them off

Tip for landing: glide the plane above the runway with 0% power until you get to about 100mph and then touch down on all three wheels at once!

Wikipedia:
The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft developed and manufactured by Canadian aircraft manufacturer de Havilland Canada. It was developed shortly after the Second World War and sold heavily throughout the immediate post-war years, being typically employed as a replacement for the de Havilland Tiger Moth biplane.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 39.1ft (11.9m)
  • Length 25.9ft (7.9m)
  • Height 10.6ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight 4,033lbs (1,829kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,135lbs (2,783kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.089
  • Wing Loading 24.2lbs/ft2 (118.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 253.4ft2 (23.5m2)
  • Drag Points 1901

Parts

  • Number of Parts 32
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 200