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So we aren't using this thread anymore? Is there something someone can do with it to make sure people know where to go when they click on this challenge instead of the other?

The Trifekta Aeronautics Albatross. It looks like an albatross. I'm not really trying here so the stats: Range: 3500 km Passengers: 112 Action Groups: 4 for flaps, 5 for reverse thrust Extra Features: A natural tendency to recover from stalls automatically, but upside-down the ability to land and take off from water (But it may damage the engines as they will be partially submerged) sound and vibration blocking wings Takeoff autopilot: activate progade SAS and hit the flaps for a takeoff just under 80 m/s. For water take offs, the takeoff speed should be around 50 m/s Easy and fun to drift on the runway due to unnaturally gripping tyres Download: https://kerbalx.com/TaRebelSheep/Trifekta-Aeronautics-Albatross

New update shouldn't break any vehicles I hope, what with the new version of Unity and the added parts. Texturereplacer becoming stock is cool though.

Yeah I'm really bad at calculating range, I think i use fuel consumption estimates that are too high.

I use Kerbal Joint Reinforcement (I think that's its name), but in some ways it makes the game less interesting because you don't need to design things to stay together really. I'm turning it off so i can get a chance to see how my planes fare without extra application of duct tape.

Now that you're back, @panzerknoef, you're really cranking them out! Can't wait to see my planes reviewed, I think you're getting close to mine..

I was bored, so I made a review! Don't expect any more though; this is probably a one off thing, unless @CrazyJebGuy manages to convince me to make more. Test Pilot Review: @Joseph Kerman's - WCT BJ-1 Figures as Tested: Price: $16,990,000 Fuel: 850 Units Cruising speed: 300 m/s Cruising altitude: 6000m Fuel burn rate: 0.11 LF/s Range: 2600 km Review Notes: The WCT BJ-1 is a mostly normal looking jet, except for the canards at the front which have spikes sticking out that are very good at stabbing things. We didn’t remove them, of course, but they do seem to be excessively spiky. The performance of this aircraft is mostly average, it has a great range for a small regional jet but we don’t like the 0.11 kal/s fuel consumption rate, which is a bit high. Passenger comfort isn’t the best either. Both the air intake and engine are located directly on and above the rear cabin, resulting in a lot of noise and vibrations in the cabin. During dumping tests the BJ-1 was quite safe, it could maintain stable flight at quite low speeds. Control is good, the roll is a bit sensitive but Jeb can handle it. The Verdict: Not a comfortable plane to fly in, owing to the loud noise and vibrations, but the WCT BJ-1 has promise in longer range economy routes, which is what we’ll be buying 3 for, with options for more if they can make it more comfortable.

I'm submitting a plane that doesn't really fit many requirements, but it's cute and multitasks well so I'm going to submit it anyway. The Trifekta Aeronautics Kessna -K170 is a (very) light aircraft capable of carrying nine (9) passengers, one MK-1 crew cabin and a spare seat in the cockpit for those extra paying passengers. It takes off at, well any speed you like really as long as it's over 30 m/s and is very manoeuvrable in the air and on the ground. The stock model Kessna doesn't carry a lot of fuel, but it runs extremely efficiently on its one experimental super-adapting turboprop engine, which changes its thrust output depending on the demand being placed on the aircraft (seriously the engine actually does that). The special thing about the Kessna though, is that it is a SEAPLANE. That's right, this small one engine'd cute little thing can land and take off from water almost as easily as if it were land! Just floor the throttle and pull up until you're up! Action groups: press 5 to toggle spoilers, which are the inner wing flaps. they're very effective at bleeding speed fast, so don't overuse them. Usage: fly the plane at half throttle, fly it at full throttle, the Kessna doesn't care! The very low mileage does fluctuate a lot if you're doing sick stunts all the time though, try to fly as smoothly as possible to conserve maximum fuel and get the most out of your 100 units of LF. Don't pull up too hard when taking off on land or you'll strike the tail and lose the back half of the plane, but if you do just give the remaining flaps pitch control and keep flying! who needs the back half of the plane anyways? when cruising, fly at about 2500 m. You should notice the engine doing about 7 kn, this is normal and is just the engine minimizing fuel usage. Feel free to do sick turns, the engine will compensate but your mileage will suffer. Max speed is about 165 m/s, any more and the engine stalls. Taking off/ landing on water: floor the gas, pull the stick way back and hold it there until the plane unsticks from the water at about 40 m/s. Landings should be made at 40 m/s or less, use those spoilers. Range: 100 / 0.02 (average) * 165 / 1000 gives a range of 825 km. I have no Idea what that is as a percentage of Kerbin's circumference but during an endurance flight the Kessna ran out of fuel at about a quarter of the way around. Download: https://kerbalx.com/TaRebelSheep/Cessna-K-170 More images: https://imgur.com/a/W8mx5

New submission, here we go! (it's a strange one, hope it doesn't get disqualified) The Trifekta Aeronautics AEG-5s Asymmetrical Flyer, or just AEG-5s, is the brain child of one of our most inspired (and amphetamine dependent) aircraft designers. Completely asymmetrical, the AEG-5s somehow manages to maintain stable flight, despite wing parts placed seemingly at random and 2 panther engines in seemingly random places. A small regional jet, the AEG-5s is good for novelty short distance flights. Specs: Parts: 31 Passenger capacity: 12 (IK a bit low but the AEG-5s wasn't designed for this competition, a friend asked me to submit it) Range: 1900L / 0.18 * 330m/s / 1000m = 3483km, not bad for a "small" craft Price: 22,071,000 https://kerbalx.com/TaRebelSheep/AEG-5s-Asymmetrical-Flyer https://imgur.com/a/oLzhH

I've made a few asymmetrical designs before, here's a new one (I am not to be held responsible for any bad that comes out of the monstrosity i have made): The AEG-5s Asymmetrical Flyer is a wonder born from the talented (and probably high) minds at Trifekta Aeronautics. It features... well not much really apart from its ugliness. It was designed with nothing but asymmetricality in mind, but has a decent passenger capacity, and makes a great conversation starter. https://kerbalx.com/TaRebelSheep/AEG-5s-Asymmetrical-Flyer SAS is a must, though most people automatically turn it on as a reflex (it really should turn itself on at launch) and afterburning with its 2 panthers is rather unstable so don't do it if you don't want to get hands on with the controls (always keep you hands on the controls. Trifekta Aeronautics is not responsible for any incidents related to pilots attempting to fly a craft without using their hands.) Make sure the panther on the right is thrust limited to 70.

FAR is not allowed and so far (see what I did there?) there is not a separate section for FAR. It changes the aerodynamics too much to be fair with the other submissions and none of the judges have FAR, so a plane made with it may perform differently in stock aerodynamics. I'm afraid you'll have to remove FAR for now, but maybe we can get a separate FAR section set up, try asking around.

Would it be OK use use EAS-1 External command Seats as 1 passenger capacity each?

Great to see that the plane reviews are coming in fast, can't wait to see my planes reviewed. Anyways, the Trifekta Aeronautics "Blade Flyer", so called because of it's unique wing design. The Blade flyer is a double duty medium regional jet/seaplane, working well in both scenarios (even if it doesn't look anything like a seaplane) partially due to it's special large canard, allowing it to take off at about 50 m/s from water and land. It has a passenger capacity of 72, fitting within the medium regional jet requirements and fitting well within the seaplane requirements. I'm really bad at calculating mileage but the Blade Flyer has a good tested range of at least half, if not 2/3 of Kerbin's circumference, plenty enough to go anywhere you want, and get back with minimal refuelling (also glides really well, so if you find yourself with barely any fuel left climb to 11000m and you'll glide several (over 30) kms). Its cruising altitude is about 8000m with a cruising speed of 500m/s, over mach 1.5, and it doesn't take long to reach that speed too. Images: https://imgur.com/a/1byrs Craft file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kgpies5l88dnas2/Trifekta Aeroanutics Blade Flyer.craft?dl=0

How's runway visibility for the cockpit though? The cockpit seems kinda obscured by the ring of crew modules and the large fuel tank at the front.

Trifekta Aeronautics is presenting a NEW aircraft, the F45T-W4. A high capacity Supersonic Jet, the F45T can seat 96 passengers and 3 crew, and reach an amazing speed of 1100 m/s, or mach 3.2. with a range of about 1500 km flying at the recommended 15,000-20,000 meters, it fits within the category requirements. https://imgur.com/a/JTBDS for images, it looks like the Concorde. The F45T-W4 is equipped with air-brakes for a faster stop from supersonic speeds, and its high wing area means that it can take off at just 45 m/s, and it reaches that speed quickly, good for short runways (Just pull up at 45 m/s). it's a bit tough to handle on the ground, but most large airports, there the F45T will be stored, have tugs anyways. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ijdojbw2g6azlq7/Trifekta Aeronautics F45T-W4.craft?dl=0 for the craft, which uses tweakscale and airplanes plus. the F45T has a part count of 125, it isn't the cheapest plane to maintain, but it has a large passenger capacity and speed, and it's very hard to stall, the delta wing is quite stable. that's it, I think? Ok buy now! Edit: this Model is guaranteed to combust less often than its predecessor, as long as you fly it right. Don't worry about the wings shearing off at higher speeds, it hasn't happened to me before. Watch the gee-forces, don't let your passengers turn into red splats on the walls.

Trifekta Aeronautics would like to present the C5 "RePurpose", a Jumbo Jet with a rated maximum speed of approx. 300m/s. At 99,566 x 1,000 = 99,566,000 funds it's a reasonable price for a plane that has a good 164 (160 cabin space + 4 free seats in the cockpit + 2 pilots) seats. With a range of about 2000 km at 300m/s and 7000-7151 m, it falls short of the category requirements but is still a good plane as long as you have a competent pilot(competent pilot not included). To take off simply max throttle and run the plane off the side of the runway at about 80m/s, or hold pitch up until you lift off at the end of the runway. When landing toggle brakes for spoilers and press 6 for reverse thrust and spoilers. https://imgur.com/a/xAL4o The RePurpose was once a mixed use cargo/passenger long hauler that was refurbished into a dedicated cargo plane with a front and rear cargo door, then refurbished again into a dedicated passenger Jumbo Jet. This time over we decided to make it easy to turn back into a cargo plane so we left the old fuselage intact and stuffed the cargo bay full of passenger modules. You can't see out of the passenger windows but there's internal lighting and the in-flight entertainment will make sure nobody cares about the fact that all you can see outside is the interior of the cargo bay. https://www.dropbox.com/s/3x7xz351bv61xh5/Trifekta Aeronautics C5 _RePurpose_.craft?dl=0 for the craft, which uses airplaneplus. Get one (or two, or more) today! P.S. TA is not responsible for any injury or damage to anyone or anything that has or may have anything to do with the purchase, ownership or existence of this product.

I made a Forum profile just for this... Trifekta Aeronautics would like to present the B-3 "Lance", a small regional Jet with a maximum rated passenger capacity of 56 (though you could crush more in, sure) and a rated maximum speed of approx. 300m/s (though you could push it a bit faster, sure). at 28,345 x 1,000 = 28,345,000 funds (funds? Money? Kerbucks? Whatever.) it's not the cheapest but it's easy to control and has a range of about 1100 km at 300m/s and 6000-7000 m. to take off simply max throttle and watch it lift off at about 60-70m/s. When landing make sure that you line up the runway a fair distance beforehand, the Lance doesn't need much runway but yaw control is rather unresponsive. https://imgur.com/a/gkPVd the Lance's unusually long wingspan make it great at flying slow (>50m/s) and large ailerons make it very controllable and it is very hard to stall, I haven't managed it yet! TA test pilots report rather high gee forces when entering sharp turns so make sure all paying passengers have disembarked before attempting 100m radius loops. https://www.dropbox.com/s/zh6o0wc1vf3el04/Trifekta Aeronautics B-3 _Lance_.craft?dl=0 for the craft, which is completely stock. Get one today! P.S. TA is not responsible for any injury or damage to anyone or anything that has or may have anything to do with the purchase, ownership or existence of this product.