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Caproni Ca.60

44.6k DerekSP  4.3 years ago

Thank you for the upvotes! After 1.7 years I am once again on the front page lol


"So the fruit of years of work, an aircraft that was to form the basis of future aviation, all is lost in a moment. But one must not be shocked if one wants to progress. The path of progress is strewn with suffering." - Giovanni Battista Caproni


This is actually my third time making this aicraft, I just never was quite satisfied with how it turned out. To be fair, this one isn't that good either, but right now it's 2 AM and I've been working on it for several hours so I'd say I'm done for now.
Flies surprisingly good. Spawn on water, let it accelerate, and rotate. Use trim to correct out any unwanted pitch.
This aircraft was pretty ahead of its time. While most airliners of the era could seat about a few dozen people, the Ca.60 was designed to fit a hundred passengers.
To build it, Caproni had to disassemble three heavy triplane bombers, which by themselves were considered enormous.
The aircraft flew twice. But while the first flight was a success, the second resulted in the aircraft's destruction.
The aircraft supposedly pitched up uncontrollably after taking off, stalled, and hit the water tail first. No one was harmed during the crash. After inspecting the wreck and concluding that there's no way to repair the aircraft, Caproni said the quote I mentioned at the beginning.
My educated guess would be that the centers of lift and mass were too close together and therefore any slight disturbance could cause the aircraft to overreact. I actually had the same problems when building this in SP, today's aircraft can afford it because even a basic fly-by-wire system can take care of these issues.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 96.5ft (29.4m)
  • Length 79.3ft (24.2m)
  • Height 31.6ft (9.6m)
  • Empty Weight 91,973lbs (41,718kg)
  • Loaded Weight 94,602lbs (42,911kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.084
  • Wing Loading 6.2lbs/ft2 (30.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 15,222.8ft2 (1,414.3m2)
  • Drag Points 90462

Parts

  • Number of Parts 480
  • Control Surfaces 44
  • Performance Cost 2,125
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    Ah yes, enslaved lift

    Pinned 4.3 years ago
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    @YamaYamatheMountain thx for bringing me back here. I HAD NO IDEA THIS PLANE WAS REAL

    +2 3.4 years ago
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    @SemedianIndustries crap you stole my comment

    jk i was 10 months late

    3.4 years ago
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    Drafter: How many wings?
    Engineer: Yes

    +1 3.4 years ago
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    4,620 MongooseZiya

    How do you make the airplane picture a screenshot?

    3.9 years ago
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    13.7k FlyingHueman

    A design which intrigued me since I first saw it in a book as a child. Amazing replica, good sir.

    +2 4.3 years ago
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    9,361 Zanedavid

    Early 1900’s be like:

    4.3 years ago
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    Haha welcome back, and to the front page club.

    4.3 years ago
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    44.6k DerekSP

    @Griffinthedragon it is Italian, so no vodka but a lot of spagét

    +2 4.3 years ago
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    33.0k BowtheAvali

    how much vodka was in the making of this

    4.3 years ago
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    Le vent se lève! . . . il faut tenter de vivre!

    +2 4.3 years ago
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    3,664 CSP27

    w i n g boi

    +3 4.3 years ago
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    38.0k Weaverfish

    the wind is rising, we must try to live

    +4 4.3 years ago
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    25.4k Mustang51

    Beautiful looking plane which flies fantastic as well. Lovely job!

    4.3 years ago
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    Engineers: So how many wings do you need for this plane?

    DerekSP: yes

    +5 4.3 years ago
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    3,391 PhoenixZeMan

    epic

    4.3 years ago