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Ghost Dynamics GD-1 Bush Baby (Bush Flying Challenge)

34.5k GhostHTX  6.0 years ago

Hello chaps!

One thing and another has kept me away from Simple Planes for a while, but I am popping back to enter this little kite into the Bush Flying Challenge.

The Ghost Dynamics GD-1 «Bush Baby»

The smallest of the Ghost Dynamics «Bush» range, she is a parasol wing, single seat STOL mail courrier.

She will get airborne before 90mph, with full flaps and slats deployed and will top 150mph, if you let her.

A detailed cockpit with animated stick and throttle are included.

Tundra wheels (most likely stolen from a tractor) are fitted as standard and a 650 hp Lycoming piston engine is also installed.

Ag1 for landing lights, ag2 for nav lights. Gear button opens the cargo hatch. Vtol doen for flaps and slats.

Happy flying!

Spotlights

General Characteristics

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.137
  • Wing Loading 15.3lbs/ft2 (74.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 309.8ft2 (28.8m2)
  • Drag Points 5753

Parts

  • Number of Parts 255
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 920
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    152k MAHADI

    Great one!

    5.4 years ago
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    29.8k ChiChiWerx

    @GhostHTX yes, been busy. Finally retired from the AF this fall, now flying CRJ 200s for a smaller regional airliner. Between the type training and the schedule and commuting, they’re working us hard, so I don’t get many days at home and my SP time suffers as a result!

    6.0 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Thanks! Long time no see. @ChiChiWerx

    6.0 years ago
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    29.8k ChiChiWerx

    Nice! Very stable, IMHO.

    6.0 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Unstable how? And yes, the wing has boyancy, in the event of inadvertent water landing, to allow safe egress. @Chancey21

    6.0 years ago
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    69.2k Chancey21

    its kind of unstable... and if FLOATS?

    6.0 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Hey! Im featured! Happy days and many thanks to all involved.

    +1 6.0 years ago
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    69.2k Chancey21

    Wow, you got a featured!

    6.0 years ago
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    4,755 Alien

    Indeed old boy. King Julien is somewhat of a loon and to be avoided when drunk. Like most of us, really. @GhostHTX

    +2 6.0 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Most kind of you old chap! When hedge hopping in Madagascar, one must really look out for the Lemurs, what? Vicious little blighters... @Alien

    +1 6.0 years ago
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    4,755 Alien

    What ho! Lovely little backwoods brawler this. Wouldn't mind a real one to do some hedge-hopping in Madagascar or the like. Hope to see you back more often. Toodle pip!

    +2 6.0 years ago
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    9,628 Paper

    @GhostHTX ok, np!

    6.0 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Thats very kind of you. But Im not really able to build so very often these days, havent even tried to build a whirlybird yet and am really too old/grumpy/set in my ways. Really very kind of you to offer, though. @MrAspy

    6.0 years ago
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    9,628 Paper

    @GhostHTX i would spotlight but....

    6.0 years ago
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    9,628 Paper

    @GhostHTX Nice Plane bro! hey you could join _Technion! we even have a helicopter engineer postion, its linked in my bio if your interested!

    6.0 years ago
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    Np @GhostHTX

    6.0 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Thanks for the interesting challenge. @jamesPLANESii

    6.0 years ago
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    34.5k GhostHTX

    Cheers matey! Life is conspiring to eat up all my free time. I will stop in as often as I can... Have some gin ready... @Tang0five

    6.0 years ago
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    667 Thaiiiiii

    I like It

    6.0 years ago
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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Nice!

    6.0 years ago
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    Sweet beans

    6.0 years ago
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    6,257 FlexNoTape

    nice

    6.0 years ago
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    Thanks for the entry.

    6.0 years ago
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    52.5k Tang0five

    Splendid work, charming little bush plane - glad to see you back old bean!

    6.0 years ago