My 3k challenge, like I promised!
Anyone that sees this challenge, please spotlight it, upvote it or tag your friends! Thanks!
Hello all, and welcome to my first ever challenge.
Your task: make a plane that was "never built".
By "never built", I mean that:
- the plane was designed by a REAL company (e.g. Boeing, Lockheed, Convair)
- renderings, models or even prototypes of the plane were made
- the project never made it to mass production, was cancelled, and does not fly anymore.
Rules
- The plane must be a successor to this post.
- All mods EXCEPT for XML modding and Fine Tuner are banned.
- The plane must fulfil the criteria of "never built" as listed above. ^
- It must be an aircraft (helicopters are ok).
- It must NOT be an ONGOING concept; the plane must have already been cancelled (planes like the Flying-V and Airbus Zero-E are thus not allowed)
Points
- Originality (Have I heard of this before? Does it interest me? Does this plane already exist on Simpleplanes.com?) 10 points
- Looks (How good does the plane look from the outside, or if it has interior, the inside? Does it look like the original aircraft?) 15 points
- Performance (How well does it fly?) 15 points
- Features (Does it work like the original aircraft?) 5 points
Total: 45 points
Highest points wins the challenge!
Deadline
20 February (i can extend the deadline though)
Tips to Help You
If you don't know what to build,
scroll down to my list of examples below
go to your browser and type
never built planes
or something like thatgo to YouTube channels Mustard or Found&Explained. They have many videos on these "never built" planes.
Examples of Well-Known "Never Built" Planes
Junkers Ju-287 (designed as a bomber, plans were captured by the Allies before it could start production, 4 prototypes built)
North American XB-70 (designed as a long-range supersonic bomber, 2 prototypes built, project cancelled due to rise of ICBMs)
Avro Arrow (Canadian fighter jet built to intercept Russian bombers, prototypes built, cancelled due to rise of ICBMs)
Martin P6M Seamaster (seaplane nuclear-powered bomber, prototypes built, project cancelled due to rise of ICBMs)
Baade 152 (East German airliner, prototype built, cancelled because the Soviets preferred Russian aircraft)
CL-1201 (ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE nuclear-powered cargo plane that could carry 1000 soldiers at one go and have F-4s dock on its wings, obviously never built)
Tu-334 (Russian airliner, 2 prototypes built, cancelled in favour of other Russian airliners)
There are many more concepts that are "never built", go do some research and find them! (use the tips I gave above ^) Remember, the less well-known the plane is, the more impressed I'll be!
Good luck and happy building!
Credits to Found&Explained for the title image and the idea of "never built" planes.
Specifications
Spotlights
- SemedianIndustries 3 days ago
- winterro 3 days ago
- Johnnyynf 2 days ago
- ayou2005 3 days ago
- TheSonOfThunder 20 hours ago
- Dracul0Anderson yesterday
- CR929thenewSPplayer yesterday
- Bryan5 4 days ago
- Panzerwaifu69 3 days ago
- Avionic 4 days ago
- Brololxd 3 days ago
- SsKyCoSs 4 days ago
- SimpleplanesJP11 3 days ago
- FirstFish83828 4 days ago
- Rocketguy2079 3 days ago
General Characteristics
- Successors 8 airplane(s) +196 bonus
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 35.1ft (10.7m)
- Length 8.8ft (2.7m)
- Height 1.6ft (0.5m)
- Empty Weight 986lbs (447kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,074lbs (2,301kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 15.9lbs/ft2 (77.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 318.2ft2 (29.6m2)
- Drag Points 86
Parts
- Number of Parts 3
- Control Surfaces 3
- Performance Cost 29
Just updated the criteria for what a “never built” plane is to make it more specific; it now also says that the project must have been cancelled. The examples above still fulfil the criteria.
Almost forgot lol
(updated) Prizes
Consolation (2 prizes): 1 upvote each
3rd: 7 upvotes
2nd: 10 upvotes
1st: 15 upvotes + spotlight
(if anyone's confused, I'm upvoting the winners' last 7 or 10 posts, not making alts to upvote stuff)
@Mastereldo @AlbertanPlaneMaker @SimpleplanesJP11 @NoblePlanesLTD @JJsimple @CR929thenewSPplayer
(just tagging everyone i know here)
If you're joining this challenge, please upvote it so that more people can see this. Thanks!
(also so that i know who's actually joining the challenge)
If you have any questions, ask me here. I will try my best to answer any questions you have.
如果你有问题,你可以在这里问我,我会尽量回答你的问题。
(i only know english and chinese btw)
@Kingachuuu yes
Can I make an xp-50 or xp-55?
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes darn. Okay!! No worries dude! 😂
@TheSonOfThunder thank you so much!
@TheSonOfThunder even though not many planes were produced, it still got beyond the prototype stage, so it can’t qualify, sorry
And here you go, bro! You deserve it! Running challenges is tedious, but when successful, super fun. And you look like you have one right here
Could I submit my in-the-works YFM-1A Airacuda here? I think about 16 were built, but they were all scrapped and none remain, it never got into mass production
First ever challenge: 46 upvotes, 13 spotlights, 6 submissions, and it's only been 3 days
This has surpassed my expectations to a level I could never have predicted. Thanks for all the support!
@okand sorry what?
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes ok
@Emuoverlord sure, just remember to follow the rules
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes oh ok
@CR929thenewSPplayer yes
also the abbreviation for “I don’t know” is IDK, not IDN
Can Vickers Swallow be allowed (IDN what kind of plane it Vickers Swallow is, I only know it was cancelled and it can be used by military and public (and yep supersonic)) @RepublicOfCursedPlanes
Can i join
@Rick09 besides your submission, there are already 3 other builds; go check the list of successors to this post
Can't wait to see what other people made
Great thought about this challenge. I ran out of my spotlight capability for today but will do it once I can.
@RepublicOfCursedPlanes L
@ChronicMotors no, sorry