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navin johnson
July 22nd, 2015, 19:30
which aircraft modeled in fsx requires the most runway to get off the ground when empty?
manfredc3
July 22nd, 2015, 20:00
I would say the B-29 Superfortress
mvg3d
July 22nd, 2015, 22:43
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak or F-105 ? (as ALL the Republic a/c).....
:wavey::wavey::wavey::wavey:
Shylock
July 22nd, 2015, 23:00
Alphasim B-24
PHo17
July 22nd, 2015, 23:22
Many russian heavies (which I have only as freeware) when loaded full of fuel.
expat
July 23rd, 2015, 01:54
Knew a DC-7C pilot who liked to say the only way it got off the runway was "sheer brute force and the curvature of the earth." The Calclassics DC-7 performs true to form.
Timmy74
July 23rd, 2015, 02:51
I find Carenado's Bonanza a bird that takes a bit of real estate to get off the ground full of fuel.
delta_lima
July 23rd, 2015, 07:04
Mr Shupe's HMS Bounty ...:very_drunk:
The old Alphasim RF-84 Thunderflash was about the longest I've encountered. I don't have the SSW F-84, but I'm sure its in the same ballpark.
Bjoern
July 23rd, 2015, 09:04
I guess any early jetliner might fit the bill.
menef
July 24th, 2015, 00:08
I've found long takeoff runs with these birds:
Milviz T38
CLS F117
As far as I know they replicate the real world aircraft.
glennc
July 24th, 2015, 11:45
I don't know about the FSX version, but real world, the B-58. There was a reason the Bunker Hill AFB runway was over 12,500 feet long.Part of the reason the Alphasim (Virtavia?) B-24 was such a bear was that it was 3,000 pounds over gross out of the "box". Glenn
navin johnson
July 25th, 2015, 10:54
thanks everyone! :wavey:
Bomber_12th
July 25th, 2015, 12:48
There was an old saying about Republic aircraft (P-47, B-36, F-84, F-105, etc), that if someone built a runway around the world, Republic would make an airplane to use every bit of it.
ce_zeta
July 25th, 2015, 15:10
I guess that the Ilyushin Il-86
Bjoern
July 27th, 2015, 05:29
I guess that the Ilyushin Il-86
Heh, yeah.
https://youtu.be/t2VlIKt6EK0?t=1m11s
To be fair, the runway at that place is also rather short. But look at that shallow climb... :dizzy:
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