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767holic

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Possibility to switch unit from Imperial to Metrics

08 January 2023 - 11:17 AM

Well i think it will be good if there is a available option to show units in AE using metrics (meters, kilometers and so on) instead of only imperial units available (feet, miles, etc)...


Lisunov Li-2 and Showa/Nakajima L2D

11 October 2022 - 04:20 AM

It is basically a license-produced DC-3 but have different production line, different engines and perhaps also a slightly different performance.

The performance below are from Wikipedia, however it is referenced to a encyclopedia book which seems legit.

 

Lisunov Li-2P (1939-1952, used by many airlines in eastern bloc notably Aeroflot)

  • Crew: 4 (5-6 Li-2T)
  • Capacity: 24 passengers
  • Length: 19.65 m (64 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 28.81 m (94 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 91.33 m2 (983.1 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 7,700 kg (16,976 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 11,280 kg (24,868 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Shvetsov M-62 9-cylinderair-cooled radial piston engines, 670 kW (900 hp) each
  • Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers
  • Maximum speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 245 km/h (152 mph, 132 kn)
  • Range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 5,600 m (18,400 ft)

 

Nakajima L2D3 (1940-1945, used by Japan Air Transport, Imperial Japanese Airways, China National Aviation Corporation and Great Northern Airways)

  • Crew: 3-5
  • Capacity: 21 pax 
  • Length: 19.507 m (64 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 18.956 m (62 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 7.46 m (24 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 91.6 m2 (986 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 7,218 kg (15,913 lb)
  • Gross weight: 12,500 kg (27,558 lb)
  • Powerplant: × Mitsubishi MK8 Kinsei 43 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 750 kW (1,000 hp) for take-off
  • Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers
  • Maximum speed: 393 km/h (244 mph, 212 kn) at 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
  • Cruise speed: 241 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
  • Range: 3,000 km (1,900 mi, 1,600 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 10,500 m (34,400 ft) L2D2
  • Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,404 ft) in 16 minutes 2 seconds
  • Wing loading: 136.5 kg/m2 (28.0 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.1550 kW/kg (0.0943 hp/lb)