Focke-Wulf-Weihe-Wasser 58
Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:33 pm
New plane, I made this for the upcoming USA Tour from Omaha to Milwaukee for floatplanes.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/gvolx6v8ep5onu4/FW-58-Wasser.zip
Some notes about it: The FW-58 was a late 1930's advanced two engine trainer for the Luftwaffe. The general consensus with most who flew it was (with the land plane version..) it flew like an enthusiastic powered glider with great handling characteristics.
It's a smidgen underpowered for a floatplane, but it's also really aerodynamically clean and will turn a fair bit of speed when up to cruising altitude, leveled and throttled back. Just don't expect climb-rates like modern jet airliners or WWI fighters.
* Read the Menu Flight instructions* This plane takes finesse to take off from water, much like Hopt. Goosen's JU-34W. Except it's a bit more demanding. It also likes to glide well, so reducing power seems to not increase your overall sink rate. Watch your MTOW, cargo weight, and fuel loads and try to use prevailing winds to help get airborne. Once off the water, level the climb a little and let it build speed to 120 knots and then dial in some uptrim for about a 600~900 FPS climb rate, and watch your RPM and mixture to keep the hard working little Argus-10C's on the pipe.
You can steer it OK on water with the rudder, as long as it's moving at abut 10 knots. In tight conditions, it's best to select an engine ( Shift = 1~2 ) and use it for yaw control duties. It will nearly turn within it's own wingspan with moderate throttle.
Enjoy
http://www.mediafire.com/download/gvolx6v8ep5onu4/FW-58-Wasser.zip
Some notes about it: The FW-58 was a late 1930's advanced two engine trainer for the Luftwaffe. The general consensus with most who flew it was (with the land plane version..) it flew like an enthusiastic powered glider with great handling characteristics.
It's a smidgen underpowered for a floatplane, but it's also really aerodynamically clean and will turn a fair bit of speed when up to cruising altitude, leveled and throttled back. Just don't expect climb-rates like modern jet airliners or WWI fighters.
* Read the Menu Flight instructions* This plane takes finesse to take off from water, much like Hopt. Goosen's JU-34W. Except it's a bit more demanding. It also likes to glide well, so reducing power seems to not increase your overall sink rate. Watch your MTOW, cargo weight, and fuel loads and try to use prevailing winds to help get airborne. Once off the water, level the climb a little and let it build speed to 120 knots and then dial in some uptrim for about a 600~900 FPS climb rate, and watch your RPM and mixture to keep the hard working little Argus-10C's on the pipe.
You can steer it OK on water with the rudder, as long as it's moving at abut 10 knots. In tight conditions, it's best to select an engine ( Shift = 1~2 ) and use it for yaw control duties. It will nearly turn within it's own wingspan with moderate throttle.
Enjoy
