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Dreimor Aeronautical Type 2-1

Built for Weightworks aircraft build challenge which has rules such as adding certain number of weight blocks to represent realistic engine, fuel, crew and passenger weights and you are invited; https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2956823680



Following his discharge from the Royal Air Force at the end of the great war, ground mechanic Arthur Treadwell noted a boom of interest in air travel, especially around the islands he called home. Using experience gained repairing all manner of RAF aircraft, he designed the Dreimor Aeronautical Type 2-1 (named after the village he grew up in).

Based on the airframes of familiar RAF bombers including the Handley Page Type O and Vickers Vimy, the Type 2-1 contains a pleasant heated passenger cabin with space for 12 passengers and associated luggage. Forwards is the fuel compartment, which leads to the auxillery compartment in the nose, which houses technical equipment, as well as having space for extra luggage.

The open cockpit sits above the fuel and auxillery compartments with space for pilot and co-pilot. Controls can be swapped between each seat via a button on the instrument panel. The cockpit is equipped with a heater however hat, goggles, and scarf are still recommened!.

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Start-up instructions:

1) Enter craft, proceed to fuel compartment via passenger cabin.
2) Locate fuel valves (behind fuel pipework) and open both.
3) Crawl towards front of craft, then enter cockpit. Activate breakers for batteries, surfaces, and instruments.
4) Set startup throttle for each engine to 0.25.
5) Note parking brake is in the OFF position - this switch is inverted as the flip switches cannot be set on in the editor and if it's not on the craft rolls away when spawned. If it reads OFF, it's actually ON, and visa versa.
5) Start engine via handcrank mounted on the front of the engine nacelle (reachable from the cockpit).
6) Increase throttles to 0.35 for taxi.
7) Set parking brake to ON. Craft should start moving forwards.
8) Steer via wheelbrakes.
9) Once sat at the end of the runway, activate parking brake and increase throttles to 1.0.
10) Release parking brake, plane should start rolling.
11) Pull back at 90-100 kph.
12) Once clear, keep speed between 100-110 kph for climb. Activating stabilizer will assist with steady climb.
13) Once above 100m, return to fuel compartment and lower AFR levers to 0.20 (this changes stoichiometry for more efficient running).
14) Once at desired altitude, set pitch trim to y: 0.16, and throttles to 0.85.

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SPECIFICATIONS
▤ GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew : Two (Pilot and co-pilot)
Weight : 6328.5 kg (fully loaded)
Dimensions (LWH): 14.75 m - 23.25 m - 4.50 m
Propeller : Twin blade, fixed pitch
Fuel capacity : 1830 L
Powerplant : Two 3-cylinder naturally aspirated

↯ PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed : 143 Km/h
Cruise speed : 102 Km/h
Range : 310 Km at cruise speed
Endurance : 182 Min (3 hours & 5 minutes) at cruise speed

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Notes re weightworks: I have used 24 Door Panel Edge blocks in the passenger cabin for decorative purposes. These are 5kg each so I have reduced my weight blocks from 333 to 321.