Golden Era Air Races

[Jeb-head-mug kerman]

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Hello everyone! For those of you who like fast planes and warbirds in one this challenge is for you! Golden Era Air races is basically the Schneider Air Race and Reno unlimited in one. In this challenge you can design aircraft similar to the ones flown in the 1920-30s Air Races, and then fly them through the course at Dundards Edge to see which one is the fastest. Some examples of planes are the Gee Bee, the Mew Gull, and Hughes H-1. You may use several mods in this challenge, but parts from the DLC's are not allowed.

Rules

No cheats other than part clipping

No turboprops or jet engins

The only engines allowed are the props in SXT and Airplane Plus and stock props

Each plane can have a maximum of 2 engines

No DLC parts

craft needs at least one kerbal

Plane has to resemble a racer from the 1920's or '30's. It doesn't have to be a replica though!

And that is all!

The Mods allowed in this challenge are:

SXT, Airplane Plus, B9 Procedural Wings, Adjustable Landing Gear, Kerbal Konstructs and Kerbinside

(You may also use BAD-T props and FAR if you want to.)

 

How to submit:

You may submit any number of entries within the rules before December 1 2019, which is when entries close. To submit, first take a pic of your craft and post it here on the forum. You may include the aircraft name and top speed if you like, and then a photo of the race results as proof.

How the Challenge works:

You must first fly your craft through the course at Dundards edge and record your results. After you have submitted I will wait until the challenge deadline and then compare all the race results together. The plane with the fastest race time wins the competition!

GOOD LUCK!

I will post my entry soon!

Edited October 27, 2019 by Jeb-head-mug kerman

[Pds314]

May we use stock props? Or DLC props? Or BAD-T WWII props?

(BAD-T props have maybe double realistic Horsepower and weight, but they're no more powerful than things like Rare Bear or the P-51 Voodoo)

Edited October 26, 2019 by Pds314

[Flying dutchman]

So we can only use the engines from some mod.. i'm sorry but that really takes the fun out of it for me.

[Pds314]

Also where is the air race to actually fly it?

Also may we use FAR?

[Jeb-head-mug kerman]

46 minutes ago, Pds314 said:

May we use stock props? Or DLC props? Or BAD-T WWII props?

(BAD-T props have maybe double realistic Horsepower and weight, but they're no more powerful than things like Rare Bear or the P-51 Voodoo)

All right, that is a good idea using BAD-T props! And in regards to where to fly it, the race is held at Dundard's Edge using Kerbal Konstructs. The Kerbinside mod is needed for this, as it has all the assets. Once it is installed look under the 'other' tab and it should come up:). I don't see why FAR should not be allowed, but doesn't that make things harder? SO yes, I guess you can use BAD-T props and FAR but the DLC parts just don't really fit in.

[SuicidalInsanity]

I probably should have read the OP more closely, as the first skim-through I though it said 1930's planes rather than 1930's air racers specifically, so my plane is 1930s; yes. '30s air racer; eh, kinda, if you squint, it's sort of got the proper lines of  ginormous engine, stubby wings/enpennage. Based on the Chyeranovskii BIch-20, so, uh, pretend the Soviets were participating that year? I probably spent more time browsing the 1930s Sport Aircraft category on Wikipedia than I did building it, so no big loss if you want to disqualify it for being insufficiently AirRacer-ish. If nothing else, it sets a baseline for others to compare against.

-Time of 6:22; Mods - BAD-T Props, FAR, B9 Proc Wings, ALG.

Edited October 27, 2019 by SuicidalInsanity

[Jeb-head-mug kerman]

2 hours ago, SuicidalInsanity said:

I probably should have read the OP more closely, as the first skim-through I though it said 1930's planes rather than 1930's air racers specifically, so my plane is 1930s; yes. '30s air racer; eh, kinda, if you squint, it's sort of got the proper lines of  ginormous engine, stubby wings/enpennage. Based on the Chyeranovskii BIch-20, so, uh, pretend the Soviets were participating that year? I probably spent more time browsing the 1930s Sport Aircraft category on Wikipedia than I did building it, so no big loss if you want to disqualify it for being insufficiently AirRacer-ish. If nothing else, it sets a baseline for others to compare against.

-Time of 6:22; Mods - BAD-T Props, FAR, B9 Proc Wings, ALG.

No, that is fine as it is not we different from some of the racers!

[Jeb-head-mug kerman]

My entry: the JayAir R-1 America

Probably is not going to rank very highly but it looks pretty cool, a bit like a Gee Bee.

Time: 7:50 mins

It has a top speed of 209 m/s

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