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IA-58 Pucara Falklands Challenge

3,202 SirGorbachev  9.0 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on FredDeane's Falkland challenge

Ok, hopefully it can be viewed as a successor now...The IA-58 Pucara served the Argentine Navy to limited degrees of success early on in the war, and operated in an Air-Ground capacity. Many were destroyed on the ground by British forces, but still managed to achieve some small victories in this time. They were capable of carrying primarily cannons and bombs, and were known to be fairly durable and resistant to anti aircraft fire...unfortunately almost all of this does not apply to this replica :P It more or less flies, has retractable landing gear and functional cockpit view. It seems to be nose heavy in flight, so pulling back on the stick is necessary. Decided to do away with the original custom props, so it now flies much faster.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Falkland challenge
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 40.7ft (12.4m)
  • Length 33.6ft (10.3m)
  • Height 15.8ft (4.8m)
  • Empty Weight 6,757lbs (3,065kg)
  • Loaded Weight 9,285lbs (4,211kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.936
  • Wing Loading 19.3lbs/ft2 (94.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 479.9ft2 (44.6m2)
  • Drag Points 4021

Parts

  • Number of Parts 86
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 329
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    3,202 SirGorbachev
    @karlosdarkness thanks for the rating :D I've also noticed the tail problem and wings snapping off, but this seems to be due primarily to the physics quality setting, as anything above 'Low' and this issue corrects itself. I've made efforts to correct this for use on low quality settings but there's not an awful lot I can do about it without compromising the appearance, unfortunately. I'll be sure to check your Pucara out too!
    9.0 years ago
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    I like it and my comments are suggestion that I feel would improve the overall package, I've also added my Pucara to FredDeans challenge, next up a Super Etendard I think as the Commet/Nimrod build is causing me sleepless nights.
    9.0 years ago
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    It's an improvement on the previous generation but I noticed that the vertical stabilizer seems to bounce a lot like it's not secured correctly and the outer wings are prone to falling off at 350mph and as you have the gear linked to throttle 350 comes up pdq.
    9.0 years ago
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    6,054 FredDeane
    Looking good
    9.0 years ago