[Grumman G-21 Goose "Hog Wild"]
Wikipedia
The Grumman G-21 Goose is an amphibious aircraft designed by the Grumman Company.
In 1936, a group of wealthy Long Islanders commissioned Grumman to create a plane to take them to work in New York City.
Grumman's designers created an eight-seat, lightweight amphibious plane named the G-21, which made its first flight on May 29, 1937.
The G-21 was Grumman's first monoplane, its first twin-engine plane, and its first commercial aircraft.
When World War II broke out, the G-21, with its rugged and robust construction, was adopted by the military and used extensively by the Allied forces as a transport and patrol aircraft. Because of its ease of use, the G-21 continued to be used as a transport aircraft after the war.
The "HogWild" is the favorite aircraft of Victor "Sully" Sullivan, a character in the game "Uncharted". In the first game in the series, "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune," a G-21 painted red and white with the nose art "Hog Wild!" During the course of the story, the HogWild is lost when the main character Nathan "Nate" Drake is piloting it when it is hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashes.
However, at the end of the third game in the series, "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception," the G-21 makes another appearance as Sally's favorite plane. This aircraft also appears in the fourth game, "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
Surely the ease of use of the G-21 is appealing to Sully, a skilled treasure hunter, and he is in love with it.
Another livery
·United States Navy livery(click image)
[About the work]
The cockpit is roughly reproduced.
Special thanks to PlanariaLab for "SP Label Converter"
I have not verified this because I do not have Simple Planes VR. Sorry.
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2024/2/28
Specifications
Spotlights
- Sgtk one month ago
- Kerbango one month ago
- Zott one month ago
- RicardoACE one month ago
- WinsWings one month ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Seaplane Challenge 2/2024 (CLOSED)
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 48.7ft (14.9m)
- Length 38.3ft (11.7m)
- Height 15.2ft (4.6m)
- Empty Weight 4,570lbs (2,073kg)
- Loaded Weight 8,105lbs (3,676kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.111
- Wing Loading 16.0lbs/ft2 (78.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 505.9ft2 (47.0m2)
- Drag Points 8635
Parts
- Number of Parts 327
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 1,424
@AntonWings Can I make a stealth bomber out of this
Great work
And now, for some inexplicable reason, I feel so, so dirty.
She hogs on my wild till I grumman
Looks like a million, flies like a dream. What's not to like. Okay, you can't do much but flying around with it, but the overall care for the details make it worth it.
Tip: try landing on water and then 'beaching' the craft on one of the shores opposite Yeager or Wright Field.
Hog
@EternalDarkness
Thank you for flying my piece and for telling me about the various issues, I was not aware that the CoM was out of alignment. I will take your advice into consideration the next time I make one.
@WinsWings
Thank you for your comment. The deadline for the Challenge is approaching, so this plane will likely be the last piece to participate. I hope you like it :)
@Hahahahaahahshs
Thank you very much. And yes, this is my first commercial airplane.
@Kerbango
Yeah, it certainly looks like this plane!
Very nice build, though it has a few minor issues. Cameras all auto-center, which makes looking at the levers you want to operate nearly impossible on PC. I'd also recommend using a button to open the door instead of a lever.
The plane rolls to the right due to CoM being offset to the right. Fixing CoM might actually have adverse effect though, as drag is also off-center. I'd suggest building without drag on all parts, and then adding drag to only one or to large parts on the centerline to avoid that problem on future builds. Also, trim does almost nothing. Trim authority should be somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 of the pitch authority.
On the positive note, the build is beautifully sculpted, smooth, everything works, wings are very nice... Overall, I enjoyed flying it.
"Talk to me Goose"
This is so cool, great work as usual, I ran out of my Spotlight for today, Sorry about that. But I will spotlight you as early as possible. Very good work indeed
Wow first civilian plane I see very good
Isn't it also the plane from duck tales?
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