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Solent S-9 Orion

7,449 Solent  yesterday

The Solent S-9 Orion is a Norwegian-manufactured electric light-sport aircraft.

Promotion

It's the newest and most modern in both engine efficiency and comfort, boasting a quieter cabin than ever before, and with a 61 KW electric motor its maximum speed is up to 225 knots for up to 3h30min.
It's got an advanced Autothrottle and Flight Director system for the least chance of anything going wrong. And if by some absolute anti-miracle something does go catastrophically wrong, there's an integrated drogue parachute for a safe descent into whatever unfortunate terrain lies below. If there is any way of landing safely without the parachute, like a road, landing shouldn't really be an issue there either. Its surprisingly low stall speed of 42 knots (78 km/h) you should be able to land on most highways without crashing into any cars before you. If you're reading this, you can comment something about titan, the moon of saturn, and recieve 15 upvotes if you have enough builds. This slow stall speed means it can take off and land on much less space than you'd expect from its appearance, with takeoff distances of about 180 meters to an altitude of 15m and landing within 80 meters. Its compact size lets you park it in most of the smallest aircraft hangars and even some regular garages


Performance/Stats

Takeoff run to 35 AGL: 180m
Landing run from 35 AGL: 100m
Crew: 1
Capacity: 1 Passenger
Length: 5.0m
Height: 2.3m
Wingspan: 10.2m
MTOW: 1305kg
Useful Load: 744kg
Maximum Speed: 228 knots (424 km/h)
Cruise Speed: 180-220 knots (333-407 km/h)
Stall Speed: 42 knots (78 km/h) (Power off, Flaps Down)
Range: 594nm (1100 km)
Service Ceiling: 26'000ft (7924m)
Rate of climb: 2130 ft/m (10.8 m/s)


Parts I "borrowed" from other planes

VR

I don't have a way of testing if my planes are VR-compatible, but I tried following as many of the curation criteria as I could.


Activation Groups

AG1: Nothing
AG2: Nothing
AG3: Nothing
AG4: Emergency Parachute
AG5: Door
AG6: Autothrottle
AG7: Parking Brake
AG8: Battery/Screens

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.4ft (10.2m)
  • Length 16.3ft (5.0m)
  • Height 7.5ft (2.3m)
  • Empty Weight 1,214lbs (551kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,214lbs (551kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 6.3lbs/ft2 (30.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 192.4ft2 (17.9m2)
  • Drag Points 277

Parts

  • Number of Parts 677
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 2,863
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    2,460 NTH

    @Solent Well, I guess I just like reading long descriptions. Anyways, where’s my, like, 500 something points? EDIT: they’re already in!

    10 hours ago
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    7,449 Solent

    @NTH i didn't expect people to actually read that

    +1 12 hours ago
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    31.2k YarisSedan

    @Solent nah it's fine

    16 hours ago
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    2,460 NTH

    On Titan, which is not to be confused with Triton, the biggest Neptunian moon The atmospheric pressure is actually around the same if not slightly more or less than earth’s, and combined with lower gravity, you might be able to attach wings to your spacesuit and fly without any aircraft. It also has full liquid bodies of liquid, mainly Methane, due to the low temperatures approaching 200 Celsius below. Titan is also considered a planetary-scale moon because of how large it is compared to other moons and terrestrial planets, namely Mercury.

    +1 19 hours ago
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    7,449 Solent

    @Cuboidable thanks for making me never unsee that

    22 hours ago
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    7,904 Cuboidable

    Being honest with you, this kinda looks like a potato

    22 hours ago
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    7,449 Solent

    Tags 2:
    @ThatRandomCouchPotato
    @DeeganWithABazooka
    @Cuboidable

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    7,449 Solent

    Tags:
    @X99STRIKER
    @YarisHatchback
    @YarisSedan
    yes i'm still tagging both accounts because why not

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