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InterNaut || NeatYards NA-11 || Small Propliner

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Vehicles: Vehicle, Air, Exploration, Delivery, Technical, Creative, Mechanical, Advanced

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Description

InterNaut - Small, fast & reliable propliner

General Information

History

(all fictional, SW time)

A Revolutionary Nation Needs A Revolutionary Plane

It's the early morning of 12th June 2005, and people are marching through the streets of Nordberg in South Sawyer. Today, this is known as the event that set off South Sawyer's independence, but the independence of the SNS would also bring a need for ways to travel the large country. Eventually, the government gave the newly nationalized NeatYards an instruction: a plane would be needed, fast.

Planning A New Sight In The Skies

The engineers at NeatYards weren't given much information on how the plane should work or look, so, they took to their surroundings. They watched how the aviation industry operated in the SNS, they made a survey of all the airports, and one thing became certain: the plane would need to be built for a rugged environment. You see, the revolution wasn't without its damage. At the end of it, the SNS barely even had airports, and basically all of them just had short, dirt runways. So, the engineers went to work. The plane they created was built for the SNS and its various airports.

Early in, it was chosen to give the InterNaut diesel engines connected to propellers. Shortly thereafter, the first concept drawing started to be made. The plane was to have around a 20 meter length and wingspan, a high wing and even retractable landing gear. This would all stay the same, but with the development going forward, some other unusual decisions were taken, such as the fact that the plane would have a diesel APU and a tail cargo bay. Interestingly, a lot of effort was also put into the plane's ability to stay watertight unless damaged. This was done because of a simple reason: most of the land in the SNS is hilly, which would mean that a plane attempting a crash landing might be forced to make a ditching in one of the rivers. All in all, while some compromises had to be made, the design proved to be a great one.

Aloft For The First Time

After a long time being planned, the first InterNaut finally took to the skies on the 5th March 2007. Tests were done, the aircraft was shown off and, while it didn't get noticed much in other countries, the SNS loved it. After seeing the plane's abilities, the government started putting it on regional routes all over their islands.

Flying Towards Success?

The plane was loved by all who flew it, and even the people who maintained them. It was designed perfectly for what it was meant to do. It's still a common sight in the skies of the SNS today. It has also been developed into many different variants. It was also surprisingly safe, with the only disasters that happened being due to unforeseeable circumstances. But, unfortunately, the plane didn't get much recognition in other countries. But, the most modern version is still being produced and the plane transports thousands every year all around SNS, though it has been slowly getting replaced with larger jetliners, since most of the airports of the nation now have asphalt runways.

Incidents & Accidents

AviaNeatica-North flight 171, 2nd Oct. 2009: An InterNaut was forced to ditch near Nordberg after suffering a dual engine failure due to a birdstrike. The ditching was performed well and there were only a few minor injuries. Everyone onboard was saved by a ferry and the plane continues to fly to this day.

AviaNeatica-Cargo flight 15, 18th Nov. 2011: The plane hit an imperfection on the runway at 60 knots, which heavily damaged its left main landing gear, causing it to skid off the runway. Everyone survived, though the copilot broke his arm. The plane was quickly repaired and put back to service.

SNS-GS flight 85, 12th Jul. 2018: As the Government-Shuttle flight was making its way to an alied country in the North, it was hit by a missile fired by a North Sawyer warship in international waters. The plane's left wing was hit, causing about 1/3 of the wing to separate. Somehow, the pilots were able to crash land the plane back in SNS territory. The landing was very rough with the plane tilting onto its left wing before hitting the ground, but thanks to the actions of the two pilots, everyone on board survived. Unfortunately though, a North Sawyer resident was hit by the pieces of the wing killing them instantly. The debris also later caused a wild fire. North Sawyer, to this day, states that the incident was only a mistake. The plane is now in a museum.

Realistic Flight Characteristics Controller and stalls

As you may have noticed, this plane flies a bit differently than the other ones on the workshop. That is because of the Realistic Flight Characteristics Controller. This controller calculates how much lift the plane is producing and how much drag there is. If the drag exceeds the lift, the plane will get into a stall and it will lose speed and eventually, fall to the ground. A stall is usually initiated when the plane exceeds around 14° of pitch at 200 kts with 0° of flaps, or when the plane is in a heavy roll.

Specifications

Length

20.25 m

Wingspan

20.25 m

Weight

5,100 SW Mass

Passenger Capacity

11 (Stormlink)

Top Speed (5k ft)

220 kts

Cost

70,000

Range (5k ft, 80% throt.)

600km

Stall Speed

100kts

Take-off Speed

(usually) 120kts

Critical AOA (flaps: 0°), 150kts

13°

Features

High range
Realistic Flight Characteristics Controller V2 - stalls, icing, and flying as realistic as it gets!
Simulated hydraulics
Decorated cabin
Functional waypoint autopilot, alt. hold and even alt. change
Complex flight deck systems
APU
Flaps
Much, much more

Known issues

When in a stall or upside-down, engines might fail for a few seconds
Alt. hold autopilot sometimes needs to be helped by the pilot
The aircraft might become unstable if trim isn't used
The aircraft might become unstable during landing if speed is high enough - use airbrakes and set throttle to 0%

Procedures and checklists

Other

Updates

Notes

Credits

All systems made by me.

Legal

If you're making a video about this, please give a link to the creation in the description.
Do not reupload without my permission.

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Enjoy!

Neatica, NeatNaut, the SNS or any other party than you is not legally liable for any accidents, injuries, or deaths caused by you while piloting this aircraft.

--NeatNaut, 24th May 2024

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