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Shown painted in Eclipse internationals colors

Eclipse F-1
Specifications
Top speed ....... 290 miles per hour
Cruising speed .. 230 miles per hour
Landing speed .... 80 miles per hour
Fuel capacity ........ 100 gallons
Oil capacity ............ 11 gallons
Cruising range ......... 1,000 miles
Wing area, including ailerons .......... 75 square feet
Wing span ......... 23 feet 6 inches
Chord at root .......... 50.4 inches
Length overall ...... 15 feet 1 inch
Load factor, high angle of attack ........................ 10
Incidence angle .......... 3 degrees
Dihedral angle ......... 4.5 degrees
Aileron area ....... 9.5 square feet
Stabilizer area .... 8.4 square feet
Elevator area ...... 6.9 square feet
Fin area ........... 2.2 square feet
Rudder area ........ 4.9 square feet
Power, 9 cylinder Eclipse Radial ............... 535 hp at 2400
Weight empty .......... 1,400 pounds
Gross weight (full load) ......... 2,280 pounds
Wing loading (full load) .. 30.2 lbs. per sq. ft.
Armament .......... 4 30 caliber machine guns firing the 1906 US cartridge(500 rounds per gun), 2 50 caliber machine guns firing the Browning M2 Round(650 rounds per gun)

and it may not be in the right format but trust me it flys and preforms admerably in Xplane 8.X, aka i couldnt get plane builder to work and decided to just build it where i know how to build planes

Cool picture at least, has that early 30s look

I have no idea as to what Xplane 8.X is, but I have found good success in putting historical planes into planebuilder and having them work.

It doesn't appear to have space for weapons from the drawing.

www.x-plane.com I used planebuilder to build it then flew it in Xplane Proper, controlls are a little sensitive but other than that she is a quick agile bad ass little plane. I debated fixed or folding gear and as for weps they are in the wing roots Syncronization gear i assume but plane maker wasnt real clear on how the rounds didnt hit the props it just worked assume syncro gear. it can carry a 500 lbs bomb load but i decided they looked a bit on the funkey side slung under it aka as usual with xplane it can be over loaded with no ill results, and it can be up engined to around 950 horse and still function preaty well albeit with reduced range. cuts range down to about 700 miles but damn it is fast then

if yall want i can have a preaty bad ass biplane to, loonger range but its slower than tar seats 2 i was thinking of makeing it into a naval dive bomber. I havnt desided though

Something in a similar motif I was playing around with as a possible competitor in the Army's new fighter competition before my meds finally kicked in.

The pilot view for carrier landings (or just in general) isn't very good.

How about having the guns in the wheel spats like the Lysander?

A general comment that you probably need a larger aircraft to build a massive radial engine around (P47?)

Eeeck! GeeBee Fighter!

hadnt thought about putin the guns in the spats thats actualy a good idea. and as for larger duh =P its a pure spead bird btw view isnt realy that bad the plane is realy just that short. and yah mine stasrted as a gee bee but if you look you can see i moved the pilot compartment forward to improve view and balance, i also enlarged the tail area, and modified the wing to increase stability

Mounted on the side above the wings centered?

I hope you plan on giving your pilots "Danger Money" for just sitting in those things!!!

my test pilots report that it is a dream ship to fly fast agile just slightly eratic and prone to sliding off in tight turns. however nothing a experianced pilot cant handle

Well they would, wouldn't they....after all, who signs their cheques???

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Originally posted by Tanthalas
if yall want i can have a preaty bad ass biplane to, loonger range but its slower than tar seats 2 i was thinking of makeing it into a naval dive bomber. I havnt desided though

Might make an interesting comparision!!

Eclipse BP-1

Engine make/model: Eclipse Flat 6, 260 Hp
Horsepower @ RPM @ altitude: 185@2550@SL
Horsepower for takeoff: 260
TBO hours: 1200
Propeller make/type: Eclipse Triblade, constant speed
Landing gear type: Fixed/Conv.
Max ramp weight (lbs): 1700
Gross weight (lbs): 1700
Max landing weight (lbs): 1700
Empty weight (lbs): 1155
Useful Load (lbs): Normal 545
Payload (full fuel) (lbs): 371
Usable fuel (gals): 28
Oil capacity (qts): 12
Wingspan: 20 ft.
Overall length: 17 ft. 9 in.
Height: 6 ft. 5 in.
Wing area (sq. ft.): 127.5
Wing loading (lbs/sq. ft.): 13.3
Power loading (lbs/hp): 6.59
Wheel base: 163 in.
Wheel track: 603/4 in.
Wheel size (in): 500X5
Cabin seats: 2
Cabin width: 2 ft. 4 in.
Cabin length: 6 ft. 11 in.
Baggage capacity (lbs): 20
PERFORMANCE
Cruise speed (knots):

75% power: 157
65% power: 150
55% power: 147
Max range (with reserve) (nm):
75% power: 246
65% power: 274
55% power: 300
Fuel consumption (gph):
75% power: 13.5
65% power: 12

55% power: 11

Estimated endurance
(65% power w/1 hr reserve) (hrs) 56
Best rate of climb (fpm): 2900
Service ceiling (ft.) N/A
Takeoff ground roll (ft.): 554