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Tupolev Tu-124 1960s regional liner v1.2

13.8k vonhubert  7.5 years ago
Auto Credit Based on BaconAircraft's [Finished] Airliner Challenge

Updated with Aeroflot livery of late 1970 and 1980th for the Airliner Challenge. Those planes were painted that way for last several years of regular service.

Updated version of my Tu-124 regional liner - the first turbofan liner in the world. It looks like 3:4 scale model of Tu-104, however was significantly newer technologically, employed more electronics, early turbofan engines (1:1 bypas ratio) , double slotted flaps, spoilers, adjustable stabiliser. I actually like it for being more or less modern aircraft with cool look due to oldschool wing-root mounted engines.

Has completely functional Flaps, Spoilers (both thing work visually and give a realistic aerodinamic effect), Adjustable stabiliser, Landing gear, Nav. Lights and 2 internal cameras. It is a 1:1 scale and weight replica. It flies realistically exchept for being a remarkably bad glider...

Controlls:

G - Landing gear;
Stabilizer (pitch adjustment) is adjustable with trim slider. normally about 1/4 up in level flight, but depends on speed, altitude and thrust.

AG1 - Landing parachute
AG2 + VTOL slider - Flaps; (0% = Flaps retracted, 100% DOWN = Flaps deployed)
AG3 + VTOL slider - Spoilers (= Airbrakes, 100% UP = Deployed, 0% = Retracted, i added a compensating mechanism to the stabiliser, but still tends to pitch up the plane a bit, use on approach with partial deployment or after touch down with full deployment)
AG4 - Left engine
AG5 - Right engine
AG6 - Landing lights;
AG7 - Nav. Lights;
AG8 - Ground steering (sensitivity adjustment, when active - steers to the limit, when deactivated - steers 5 degrees, deactivate on takeoffs and landing, activate for ground maneuvers only)

Take off procedure - Trim 1/2 up, flaps 1/2 down, full thrust , take off speed ~ 170 mph, in right configuration the plane will take off by itself
Landing procedure - Full flaps, trim ~ 60% up, 60% thrust with full flaps, minimum safe speed 150-160 mph, use spoilers to control speed as plane reacts faster than to thrust. over the runway drop thrust to 40-45%. Be careful with spoilers on landing, they pitch up the plane (surprisingly, that was an issue in real life, more modern planes compensate that automatically with stabilizer adjustment)

Said to be working on mobile devices. From my experince - almost a sldeshow on a phone, somewhat playable at Samsung Tab.

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor [Finished] Airliner Challenge
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 88.1ft (26.8m)
  • Length 101.7ft (31.0m)
  • Height 34.4ft (10.5m)
  • Empty Weight 35,507lbs (16,105kg)
  • Loaded Weight 88,591lbs (40,184kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.522
  • Wing Loading 31.9lbs/ft2 (155.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2,776.1ft2 (257.9m2)
  • Drag Points 25826

Parts

  • Number of Parts 592
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 2,855
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    13.8k vonhubert

    Well, i'm plaing with realistic wing mod now and had already made better unmodded wing for similliar tu-134 and tu-134. Will upload tommorow

    4.0 years ago
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    13.8k vonhubert

    HM? it's my oldest plane? why do everybody started upvoting it?
    There are much better newer ones)

    4.0 years ago
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    13.8k vonhubert

    @AdrianFlyingAce unfortunately yes. it does, however, ocassionally work on powerful mobile devices

    7.4 years ago
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    13.8k vonhubert

    @BaconEggs Well, yes, i've seen the direction of trim slider on your planes. I made it that way as i think it is more convenient - you pull trim up and the plane tends to go up, simply more intuitive. And i made it slow beacause i dont thing that movable stabilisers on modern civilian planes are fast, and this is one of the first planes in the world and first in Russia to have an adjustable stabiliser. And if you do not force take off, take of speed is very dependent on trim - on about 75% up, it will take off around 170, on 50% up - about 190, and if your force the nose lift by normal controlls - it may take off at 150-160 mph

    7.4 years ago
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    125k BaconEggs

    @vonhubert The trim was inverted and was rather slow, I expected to take off at 170MPH, I guess I'm too used to my airplanes.

    7.4 years ago
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    13.8k vonhubert

    @BaconEggs can you please tell me why it seems to be hard to fly? i will try to correct if possible

    7.4 years ago
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    125k BaconEggs

    I'll be honest, I found it really hard to fly, but I found a sweet spot.

    7.4 years ago
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    13.8k vonhubert

    @Cedy117 thanks! Its my favourite period in aviation history too.

    7.5 years ago
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    77.9k Cedy117

    Nice I love 1950/60s aircraft design

    7.5 years ago
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    Nice!

    7.5 years ago
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    13.8k vonhubert

    @Trainzo Vielen dank! ; )

    7.5 years ago
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    38.6k Trainzo

    Très beau travail . Félicitation .

    7.5 years ago
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    14.7k MrWarPac

    Amazing

    7.5 years ago
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    13.8k vonhubert

    Well, i will at some point release Tupolev Tu-114 and Tu-126 (its AWACS version) - they look pretty much like enlarged Constelation with swept wings (but with turboprops!) and 900 kmh speed. Very elegant planes too. http://warfor.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tu-126-3.jpg

    7.5 years ago
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    13.8k vonhubert

    @BaconAircraft Thanks)

    7.5 years ago
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    Nice!

    7.5 years ago