March 19, 20233 yr My MSFS zombie apocalypse plane would be the amphibious Cessna 172. 1. The aircraft can take-off and land in both land and water 2. Reliable, simple to operate and can fly without radio navigation aids 3. Relatively cheap, readily available and easily re-purposed spare parts 4. It has space for small barking pet dog, a few months' supply of food and breeding rabbits 5. Enough space for tent, sleeping bags, meds, fishing gear, guns and ammo also. No. 1 is important. I'll look for an island with a fresh water supply. Also, I've never seen a zombie swim. Win 11 Pro, MSFS Deluxe, Quest 2.
March 19, 20233 yr OK. Good talk! Rob (but call me Bob or Rob, I don't mind). I like to trick airline passengers into thinking I have my own swimming pool in my back yard by painting a large blue rectangle on my patio. Intel 14900K in a Z790 motherboard with water cooling, RTX 4080, 32 GB 6000 CL30 DDR5 RAM, W11 and MSFS on Samsung 980 Pro NVME SSD's. Core Isolation Off, Game Mode Off.
March 21, 20233 yr On 3/19/2023 at 1:37 PM, spinoza said: My MSFS zombie apocalypse plane would be the amphibious Cessna 172. 1. The aircraft can take-off and land in both land and water 2. Reliable, simple to operate and can fly without radio navigation aids 3. Relatively cheap, readily available and easily re-purposed spare parts 4. It has space for small barking pet dog, a few months' supply of food and breeding rabbits 5. Enough space for tent, sleeping bags, meds, fishing gear, guns and ammo also. No. 1 is important. I'll look for an island with a fresh water supply. Also, I've never seen a zombie swim. Might want somthing with a bit more range and usable load. Personally I'd look for somthing with a PT6 attached to it probably a DHC-6 or maybe a King Air of some kind. The PT6 is used on a bunch of planes so easy to source engine spares especially in remote areas. Both of these planes can get in and out of short strips a carry a load. Edited March 21, 20233 yr by z06z33 ATP MEL,CFI,CFII,MEI. Type Ratings B-737, ERJ-190,ERJ-170
March 21, 20233 yr The AN-2 could probably fly with barbed wire and spikes placed all around it. Plus you get that radial engine reliability. Good point on the amphib advantage though... is there a version with floats? "That's what" - She
March 21, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Stoopy said: The AN-2 could probably fly with barbed wire and spikes placed all around it. Plus you get that radial engine reliability. Good point on the amphib advantage though... is there a version with floats? I'm second to that! Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
March 21, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, Stoopy said: The AN-2 could probably fly with barbed wire and spikes placed all around it. Plus you get that radial engine reliability. Good point on the amphib advantage though... is there a version with floats? You betcha ... Edited March 21, 20233 yr by Glenn Fitzpatrick
March 22, 20233 yr Author Wow, the AN-2 looks nice. But, why would you select the AN-2 when there's the Beaver? I thought the AN-2 is a Russian plane also. Spare parts will be a big issue. Win 11 Pro, MSFS Deluxe, Quest 2.
March 22, 20233 yr 59 minutes ago, spinoza said: Wow, the AN-2 looks nice. But, why would you select the AN-2 when there's the Beaver? I thought the AN-2 is a Russian plane also. Spare parts will be a big issue. It's Ukrainian. Plenty of spare parts. Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
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March 22, 20233 yr 2 hours ago, spinoza said: Wow, the AN-2 looks nice. But, why would you select the AN-2 when there's the Beaver? Quote 4. It has space for small barking pet dog, a few months' supply of food and breeding rabbits 5. Enough space for tent, sleeping bags, meds, fishing gear, guns and ammo also. Beaver: Capacity: 6 passengers / 2,100 lb Range: 455 mi (732 km, 395 nmi) Total production: Canada - 1,657 aircraft Antonov AN2 Capacity: Capacity: 12 passengers / 4,718 lb Range: 525 mi (845 km, 456 nmi) Total production: Ukraine - 18,000+ aircraft Twice the load, 20% more range, nearly 10 times as many produced when looking for spares. In terms of spares, aside from the thousands of actual AN-2s kicking about, there are also a number of Chinese made variants including the Feng Shou-2 , Amphibious Nanchang Y-5C and the Shijiazhuang Y-5A . Edited March 22, 20233 yr by Glenn Fitzpatrick
March 22, 20233 yr On 3/19/2023 at 11:49 AM, bobcat999 said: OK. Good talk! lol Jacek G. Ryzen 5800X3D | Asus RTX4090 OC | 64gb DDR4 3600 | Asus ROG Strix X570E | HX1000w | Fractal Design Torrent RGB | AOC AGON 49' Curved QHD |
March 22, 20233 yr What about fuel? You could fly to the next airport looking for avgas and there might not be any.. ASUS Prime Z490-A / i7-10700K / RTX 4080 / G.SKILL Ripjaws 32GB / Lian-Li PC-O11 Dynamic case
March 22, 20233 yr 1 hour ago, reignman40 said: What about fuel? You could fly to the next airport looking for avgas and there might not be any.. If you go with a turboprop or a Citation or something, Avtur/jet1 will present the same issues once you get out of on an international airport or regional hub. Are you recommending something electric ? or perhaps a balloon ? More seriously, I suppose a Rotax ultralight at least runs on normal auto gasoline but carrying several months food and water is going to be an issue.
March 23, 20233 yr Author What other Cessna 172-sized GA aircraft runs on normal auto gasoline fuel? If supercars like a Ferrari or a Lamborghini can run on regular auto gasoline fuel, why can't all GA planes use regular auto gasoline fuel also. Some of these cars run faster than GA planes. Win 11 Pro, MSFS Deluxe, Quest 2.
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