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Dreimor Aeronautical Type 1-1

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;



Following the launch of the DA Type 2-2, aspiring head of Dreimor Aeronautical Arthur Treadwell was tinkering with an old biplane. After successfully inverting the planes gearing, he discovered the craft would roll backwards instead of forwards. This gave him the idea that lead to the creation of the Type 1-1, only moments before the reversing biplane crashed into a hedgerow.

The Type 1-1 is a single engined "pusher" aeroplane, powered by a slightly modified Bumblebee type engine, originally salvaged from a Type 2-2 that had also been crashed into a hedgerow.

Described by it's passengers as "cramped", "uncomfortable", and "like being in a submarine, but worse", the sealed cabin of the 1-1 could seat 4 passengers with (just enough) space for luggage. This rapidly earned it the nickname Flying Coffin. At least it was heated.

But what it lacked in comfort, ammeneties, personal space... it made up for with a respectable top speed; a well-trimmed 1-1 could hit 181KPH at max throttle; and recent inovations in gear ratios allowed it to reach and maintain this speed without overheating, even whilst passing through the arid airspace of Dunewalker Island. And with a range of 350Km to boot, the type one was hyped as a serious contender for single prop airliners... as long as the pilot could avoid a propstrike on takeoff :)


Start-up instructions:

1) Enter craft, turn on Master breaker
2) Check parking brake ON
3) Set throttle to 0.2
4) Start engines, run up to 450 RPM
5) Turn parking brake OFF to start taxi
6) Once ready to take off, set throttle to 1 (FULLY OPEN)
7) Aircraft should takeoff between 90-100 KPH
8) Pull back gently until clear of runway, as an aggressive pull back will result in propstrike
9) Trim as for climb. Use of stabiliser recommended.
10) Once at desired altitude, set pitch trim to y: 0.23. Keep throttle at 1.

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SPECIFICATIONS
▤ GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crew : One (Pilot)
Passengers: Four
Weight : 2214 KG (fully loaded)
Dimensions (LWH): 11.50 m - 10.75 m - 2.75 m
Propeller : Single blade, fixed pitch
Fuel capacity : 855L
Powerplant : x1 Bumblebee type, 3-cylinder naturally aspirated

↯ PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed : 181 Km/h
Cruise speed : 181Km/h
Range : 350 Km at cruise speed
Endurance : 116 Min (1 hours & 54 minutes) at cruise speed