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BLUEPRINT BLUES:
PLANE CONSTRUCTION BASICS
E
VER WONDER WHY AIRCRAFT
MANUFACTURERS build planes
the way they do? Why not use a
Rolls-Royce Merlin II engine in the
Curtiss-Wright J2 Fury instead of
the stock R-1800-C? Because of the
tradeoffs in weight and aerody-
namic performance—and the ulti-
mate limiting factor: cash!
Rolls-Royce Merlin II engine in the
Curtiss-Wright J2 Fury instead of
the stock R-1800-C? Because of the
tradeoffs in weight and aerody-
namic performance—and the ulti-
mate limiting factor: cash!
To design a new plane from
scratch, click Plane Construction in
the Pandora’s cabin. Then, name
the plane you’re about to design,
click OK, and you’re ready to start
working with the plane construc-
tion blueprints.
the Pandora’s cabin. Then, name
the plane you’re about to design,
click OK, and you’re ready to start
working with the plane construc-
tion blueprints.
These blueprints keep track of
every detail of your plane. Along the
top of the prints are the aircraft’s
name and your current construction
costs. A note indicating your avail-
able cash is paper-clipped to the
upper-right corner.
top of the prints are the aircraft’s
name and your current construction
costs. A note indicating your avail-
able cash is paper-clipped to the
upper-right corner.
In the lower-left corner, the
maximum weight capacity rated for
your currently selected airframe and
its current weight are shown, along
with performance bars indicating
the plane’s overall top speed, agil-
ity, armor, and offensive capabil-
ity. As you alter your design in the
prints, these bars will change—add
an extra set of machine guns and
the offensive capability of your
plane will increase.
your currently selected airframe and
its current weight are shown, along
with performance bars indicating
the plane’s overall top speed, agil-
ity, armor, and offensive capabil-
ity. As you alter your design in the
prints, these bars will change—add
an extra set of machine guns and
the offensive capability of your
plane will increase.
Now that you know how to read
the prints, you’re ready to custom-
ize. To page through each blue-
print, click the tabs along the bot-
tom. Start with the first tab, Air-
frame, and then continue sequen-
tially through all the tabs. Don’t skip
any of the steps or you could end
up trying to fly a plane without an
engine!
ize. To page through each blue-
print, click the tabs along the bot-
tom. Start with the first tab, Air-
frame, and then continue sequen-
tially through all the tabs. Don’t skip
any of the steps or you could end
up trying to fly a plane without an
engine!
To select the specific compo-
nents on each blueprint, use the
drop-down lists. Statistics and de-
scriptions of the components appear
in the lower-right corner of the
blueprints as you scroll through the
lists.
scriptions of the components appear
in the lower-right corner of the
blueprints as you scroll through the
lists.
Airframe
Your airframe determines the maxi-
mum weight of the craft. If you start
with a heavy frame, you may have
superior structural integrity, but
don’t think you’ll be as nimble as a
lighter plane.
mum weight of the craft. If you start
with a heavy frame, you may have
superior structural integrity, but
don’t think you’ll be as nimble as a
lighter plane.
ANY PLANE IS A GOOD PLANE as long as it gets you up in
the air, but if you’re planning to customize your own aircraft,
then the AAW engineers have a few tips for you.
the air, but if you’re planning to customize your own aircraft,
then the AAW engineers have a few tips for you.