This is one of my favorite airplanes of all time. Been wrestling with the design for a long while, and after working on a project with Sponz I got inspired to get back on it.
Finally ready for a prototype build. I may have enough foam for this weekend.
The first commercial design from the then-fledgling Hughes Aviation firm. the Devastator was widely derided as too radical by skeptics; one review call the Devastator "the product of a fevered imagination". The tailless fuselage and pusher prop were considered too experimental, and many predicted that Hughes first effort would quite literally crash and burn. To Hughes’ delight (and the pundits’ chagrin) the Devastator outperformed every other combat aircraft in the skies, in speed, armament and maneuverability.
Specs:
Engine: Tornado G450
HP: 1468
Top Speed: 251MPH
Weight: 3500lbs
Load Capacity: 10100lbs
Weaponry: 4 Machine Gun Mounts - .70 Cal Bruin Armaments Goliath Capable
8 External ordinance points for Rockets, bombs, or fuel tanks
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Oh wait, if only.
Planned Specs:
29.5" Wingspan
22" Long
Power Pack C Equivalent
2200mah Battery
Should have a wing loading just slightly greater than the Baby Blender. Got to weigh everything once it's cut. Planning on quad elevons, but if it won't fly that way, I may need to add an elevator to the front canard and switch to ailerons. Have the option for flaps if needed as well.
It'l be getting landing gear, though a zeppelin hook is in the works. I guess I need a zeppelin now too.
Finally ready for a prototype build. I may have enough foam for this weekend.
The first commercial design from the then-fledgling Hughes Aviation firm. the Devastator was widely derided as too radical by skeptics; one review call the Devastator "the product of a fevered imagination". The tailless fuselage and pusher prop were considered too experimental, and many predicted that Hughes first effort would quite literally crash and burn. To Hughes’ delight (and the pundits’ chagrin) the Devastator outperformed every other combat aircraft in the skies, in speed, armament and maneuverability.
Specs:
Engine: Tornado G450
HP: 1468
Top Speed: 251MPH
Weight: 3500lbs
Load Capacity: 10100lbs
Weaponry: 4 Machine Gun Mounts - .70 Cal Bruin Armaments Goliath Capable
8 External ordinance points for Rockets, bombs, or fuel tanks
................................................................................................................................
Oh wait, if only.
Planned Specs:
29.5" Wingspan
22" Long
Power Pack C Equivalent
2200mah Battery
Should have a wing loading just slightly greater than the Baby Blender. Got to weigh everything once it's cut. Planning on quad elevons, but if it won't fly that way, I may need to add an elevator to the front canard and switch to ailerons. Have the option for flaps if needed as well.
It'l be getting landing gear, though a zeppelin hook is in the works. I guess I need a zeppelin now too.
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