Proteus 281

Basics

• An aircraft by Scaled Composites
• It uses tandem wings, and is thus highly efficient
• The Data below is from from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2003–2004 (and was sourced from wikipedia)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two (pilot and co-pilot)
• Length: 56 ft 4 in (17.17 m)
• Wingspan: 77 ft 7 in (23.65 m)
• Height: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
• Wing area: 300.5 sq ft (27.92 m2)
• Empty weight: 5,860 lb (2,658 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Williams FJ44-2 turbofans, 2,293 lbf (10.20 kN) thrust each
• Maximum speed: 313 mph (504 km/h, 272 kn)
• Cruise speed: 219 mph (352 km/h, 190 kn) at 20000 ft
• Endurance: 14 hours at 1,150 miles (1,850 km) from base
• Service ceiling: 61,000 ft (19,000 m) mid-mission altitude
• Rate of climb: 3,400 ft/min (17 m/s)

See Also

• Open Source Drone Construction Set
• Open Source Aircraft Construction Set
• Open Source Heavy Lift VTOL + STOL RC Aircraft‎

Useful Links

• The Wikipedia Page on the Proteus 281
• KSP Design Steam Page