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Simple plane (challenge)

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Auto Credit Based on PhilipTarpley's P-51 Mustang

This plane has no control surfaces and just three propeller engines. How do you fly this thing you might ask. It is controlled like those 2 channel rc plane toys you can get quite cheap. There is no individual pith control, instead the plane is trimmed to pitch up at full speed. So the throttle is used to pitch the airplane. But roll and yaw then? There is no engine on this plane that will roll the plane but the small engines at the wingtips will yaw the plane. Thanks to the dihedral of the main wing the plane will roll in the direction it is yawned in. The turning (yaw and roll) is controlled via the roll input. This is a bit different and you may need some practice to master it, but this plane is able to take off, do normal flight and land just like a regular plane, the difference being the lack of control surfaces. This truly is a simple plane!

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor P-51 Mustang
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 37.7ft (11.5m)
  • Length 25.8ft (7.9m)
  • Height 9.2ft (2.8m)
  • Empty Weight 25lbs (11kg)
  • Loaded Weight 33lbs (15kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.162
  • Wing Loading 0.2lbs/ft2 (0.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 187.6ft2 (17.4m2)
  • Drag Points 1476

Parts

  • Number of Parts 33
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 133