C-6 "Centaurus"
This is the C-6 "Centaurus". It's basically a next gen C-5 Galaxy, illustrated with a lot of different features, such as newer engines, winglets, a modern cockpit suite and a lot more wheels which make it capable of landing on soft terrain.
It uses four big and super powerful Rolls-Royce Trent 900 turbo-fan engines and comes equipped with the latest radar tech, early warning tech and projectile launch detection tech. It's also very capable of defending itself thanks to the missile approach sensors and flares.
Most importantly about this aircraft though, is that everything works!
It has realistic internal and external lighting, animated thrust reversers, animated FLAPS and SLATS, realistic speed brakes, animated landing gear and last but not least, a fully functional cockpit which is VR capable (tested in the VR Playtest).
It's alse capable of air-to-air refueling, using a deployable probe, which is quite easy to connect thanks to the refueling probe camera!
You can operate everything from the cockpit. Every function that this aircraft has, has either a button, switch or lever to operate it, together with all the gauges and displays you need. The cockpit also features Flight Managing Computers, Head-Up Displays and a overhead panel.
It also has a massive cargo hold which can be accessed from both the front as well as from the rear of the aircraft.
Cockpit picture
Cargo hold picture
AFT Cargo bay ramp animation
FLAPS and SLATS
Thrust reversers and speed brakes
External lights
Activation 1: Toggle AFT Cargo bay ramp
Activation 2: Toggle FWD Cargo bay ramp
Activation 3: Toggle thrust reverse
Activation 4: Toggle APU
Activation 5: Toggle formation lights and refule probe (Ran out of action groups..)
Activation 6: Toggle cabin lights
Activation 7: Toggle landing lights
Activation 8: Toggle other external lights
Camera 1 (F5): Pilot
Camera 2 (F6): Co-Pilot
Camera 3 (F7): Refueling camera
Trim: elevator trim...
VTOL for FLAPS and SLATS.
Take-off speed with 50% FLAPS and SLATS (VTOL 50%) is 170MPH
Landing speed is around 165MPH with 100% FLAPS and SLATS (VTOL 100%)
Have fun and please don't forget to upvote if you like this aircraft!
P.S.
If you do get to fly this aircraft in VR, currently the yoke doesn't work with touch controllers. You can roll the aircraft but the lower joystick base isn't detected when you hold the actual yoke. I've posted a bug for this to the developers so I hope it'll get fixed in the future.
Specifications
Spotlights
- PyrrhaNikos 2.9 years ago
- BeastHunter 2.9 years ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor C-6A Centaurus WIP SPVR test
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 171.4ft (52.3m)
- Length 157.2ft (47.9m)
- Height 45.7ft (13.9m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 198,710lbs (90,133kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.47
- Wing Loading 50.4lbs/ft2 (246.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 3,941.8ft2 (366.2m2)
- Drag Points 7694
Parts
- Number of Parts 1233
- Control Surfaces 10
- Performance Cost 5,854
If I had the equipment to mod my oculus, I would totally cram seven tanks into the back of this Beast.
Thanks for all the upvotes everybody, really appreciate it!
Thanks for the spotlight @Pyrrha !
@WolfHunter9111 Hah, I was actually thinking about calling it that. It was either Andromeda or Centaurus.
Andromada
@BeastHunter Thanks, really appriciate it! I wish it got some more upvotes but it's been a bit slow here on Simpleplanes for me. Having a rough time gaining likes. Oh well, who cares, if only a handful of people really enjoy it, I'm happy :)
This deserves a lot more upvotes.
@VisionAviation You’re welcome. This plane is a masterpiece.
Thanks for the spotlight! @BeastHunter
@T8flightcrafts Yes it's quite cool in VR! Not that much you can do with it in in SimplePlanes but still very cool to fly. Thanks for the compliment, glad you like it!
this is a great plane. fun to fly. bet it would be a blast in VR.
@T8flightcrafts
@Bryan5
@NARGII
@BeastHunter
@Potatz