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A.49 Airway (Tuned)

3,763 fleia262  2.8 years ago

See last paragraph for tuning / revision details.

The A.49 Airway is a fictional airliner, based off the Boeing 737 and DC-10, but smaller. She seats 116 passengers and maximum of 7 crew personnel, including flight operations and passenger services.

Flap (VTOL) position effects:
Neutral thru half down = lift / medium to light drag
Half down thru full down = minor lift / heavy drag (speed brakes)

AG 1 - Spool turbine fans (should take 5 - 10 seconds)
AG 2 - Initiate thrust (actual jets)
AG 3 - Navigation lights
AG 4 - Anti-collision lights
AG 5 - Runway taxi lights
AG 6 - Landing lights
AG 7 - Reverse thrust

For take-off, activate anti-collision lights, and spool up turbine fans. Set flaps to one-quarter down, and activate thrust ignition. Throttle to full and rotate at 190mph.

For landing, assuming near-full tank of fuel, throttle at 50%, flaps and trim to half down (trim will need to be monitored during descent, expect to lower it to maintain descent and angle), and giving full pitch input the whole way down. Upon touchdown, use reverse thrusters to stop more rapidly.

Tunings / Revisions: Wing angles adjusted in conjunction with CoM to let her cruise more level without losing altitude, also makes landing much smoother. Landing gear positions adjusted in accordance. Elevators given additional stabilizing surfaces. Doors and windows adjusted to demonstrate realistic proportions.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 117.4ft (35.8m)
  • Length 107.0ft (32.6m)
  • Height 32.4ft (9.9m)
  • Empty Weight 40,711lbs (18,466kg)
  • Loaded Weight 77,565lbs (35,182kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.914
  • Wing Loading 74.4lbs/ft2 (363.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,042.4ft2 (96.8m2)
  • Drag Points 25583

Parts

  • Number of Parts 289
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 3,056
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    3,763 fleia262

    @BaltazarLuciferis lmao thank you so much i'm very glad you enjoyed this build! And I appreciate you taking time to leave a comment! The encouragement is very helpful!

    +1 2.8 years ago
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    Stunning. Reliable and comfortable, but not safe to drive while drunk. I tested it and besides all compliments, this plane is non-mountain-proof. Just joking, it's one of my favorites now.

    +1 2.8 years ago
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    3,763 fleia262

    @Erc90F4RU im a little scared of 1K lol, expectations will be high 😂

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    51.4k Erc90F4RU

    Good luck in your first 1K!

    +1 2.8 years ago
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    I'm really glad that you made this plane's passenger capacity much more accurate for a plane this size. And as always, I really look forward to more of your builds, as you're are getting pretty good at this hobby, I'll tell you that much. :)

    +2 2.8 years ago