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SH-TM-990 "Kite"

7,595 SibHKM  6 days ago

A fictional transport/multirole aircraft from the 1970s.
Designed to perform different tasks like passenger transport, supply transport, search and rescue and even firefighting, it had a lot of problems from the start, its high cost, wingspan, long takeoff distance and a design that left little room for improvement made it rapidly lose appeal in the market. Despite it all it was still an easy to fly aircraft and its flight distance made it at least usable. Unfortunately, only between 35-40 aircrafts were built and only 12 remain in flying condition, this is one of them.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 158.8ft (48.4m)
  • Length 65.2ft (19.9m)
  • Height 23.9ft (7.3m)
  • Empty Weight 18,071lbs (8,197kg)
  • Loaded Weight 28,307lbs (12,840kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.07
  • Wing Loading 27.5lbs/ft2 (134.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,029.6ft2 (95.7m2)
  • Drag Points 5291

Parts

  • Number of Parts 316
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 1,262
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    348k WinsWings

    @Sockdragger Yes, that was by Horton Brothers - when they move to Argentina after the war

    2 days ago
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    348k WinsWings

    love it

    +1 2 days ago
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    6,512 Sockdragger

    A bit old got a 1970's aircraft. Looks more like a late 1930's experiment to me, may be something Argentina or Paraguay could have tried to market in the early 1950's

    +3 5 days ago
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    I'm happy that this is fictional

    +3 5 days ago
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    @SomeSPGuyWhoLikesLore big smoke has joined the chat

    +2 6 days ago
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    Faaaaaaaaaaaat

    +5 6 days ago