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CRJCapt
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 Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:54 pm Post subject: Smallest multi-engine aircraft in the world |
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Introducing the MC10 Cri-Cri.
Designed in the early 1970s by a French aeronautical engineer Michel Colomban, the Cri-cri aircraft is the world's smallest twin-engine aircraft at only 4.9 m (16.1 ft) wingspan and 3.9 m (12.8 ft) length.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CriCri
Here is the download for FS9. It's super simple to install or delete. Simply cut and paste the cricri folder into the FS9 aircraft folder and you're ready to fly, delete the folder if you don't want it any longer. No gauges to install or config files to edit. It's aerobatic and even has a virtual cockpit view!
http://www.simviation.com/fs2004props17.htm (last aircraft on page) |
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bawls327
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 2:06 am Post subject: |
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| wow that is small, I dont think I will be flying that one. Not my type of aircraft. Good find. |
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VegasFlyer
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:25 am Post subject: |
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| Wow, it's an ugly looking aircraft but it has a very good range of up to 750km. |
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CRJCapt
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Doyley
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cheezyflier
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all of you are wrong. the smallest aircraft, was also flown by the youngest pilot. it was a homebuilt, see below:
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Doyley
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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I don't think you read it properly...
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the Cri-cri aircraft is the world's smallest twin-engine aircraft
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cheezyflier
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| if you look at the photo, there us a lawn mower engine on the back with a fan blade propeller for forward propulsion, and 2 cox model airplaine engines on the wingtips to help with lift. this indeed makes it multi-engined. |
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CRJCapt
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| Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| cheezyflier wrote: |
| if you look at the photo, there us a lawn mower engine on the back with a fan blade propeller for forward propulsion, and 2 cox model airplaine engines on the wingtips to help with lift. this indeed makes it multi-engined. |
That's from a movie... it doesn't really fly. I get the joke. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Flyer_%28film%29 |
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cheezyflier
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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just the fact that you posted the link to wikipedia made my day.
thank you for the awesome laugh |
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DF112
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| Thanks for the link. I really enjoy flying the Cri-Cri - it's very reponsive to the controls - but it's a bit of a sod to land. Maybe I'm used to vintage taildraggers, but I've just crashed it seven times in a row. |
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bawls327
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| man there going to be some huge wind storm and just blow that plane over. Its just waiting to happen. |
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belgeode
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VegasFlyer
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| huge wind? how about slight breeze.... that thing doesn't look very stable to me. I'd take my chances with the radio flyer first. Those things are indestructible. |
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CRJCapt
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| Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| DF112 wrote: |
| Thanks for the link. I really enjoy flying the Cri-Cri - it's very reponsive to the controls - but it's a bit of a sod to land. Maybe I'm used to vintage taildraggers, but I've just crashed it seven times in a row. |
60 KIAS works well for landing. I use the VC view, set to 87%. This allows a good view of the runway and the airspeed indicator. You can use Shift+(-/+) to change the VC view by small increments. |
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