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Eglin Eagle

1,147 Toast  8.8 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on Toast's Renovatur Spem V.4

Introducing the Eglin Eagle! Fuselage based off of @EglinAFB 's X-Wing. This fine aircraft wing design was the result of a Wikipedea article I read about forward-swept wing design. What was found was that highly resistant metals are used in forward-swept wings due to their tendancy to curl at highspeed turns. Although it seemed highly unlikely that Simple Planes would replicate that kind of physics, I decided that it wouldn't hurt to at least test the theory. What I found was that at 520-580 mph (the breakage point for most of the Renevator Spem series) the aircraft design with normally swept wings could pull turns with less stress on the wings. Compared to a forward-swept design which would have snapped off. Therefore, I will, for the most part, be using a traditional swept wing design.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Renovatur Spem V.4
  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 26.1ft (8.0m)
  • Height 8.9ft (2.7m)
  • Empty Weight 4,117lbs (1,867kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,196lbs (2,357kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.162
  • Wing Loading 36.4lbs/ft2 (177.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 142.6ft2 (13.3m2)
  • Drag Points 1881

Parts

  • Number of Parts 54
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 251