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Disclaimer: the following submission handles purely fictional events, and is set in an alternate, fictional universe

For the World-Of-Aiers group

Following the early success of the Cyrtavia Soldarmia Tonde, the Cyrtavia design team tried to improve some features that were criticised by crews who flew the type on missions. The most important issue was the limited lift, due to the type's short wingspan, as the original specifications called for the type to be deployed from the same hangars used by a number of its predecessors.

After some negociations, the Colonial Administration of the Degoland colony of Soldarmia agreed to drop this particular specification, agreeing to purchase a number of pre-fabricated hangars built by Cyrtavia large enough to house an aircraft with a wing span of up to 90 ft. Liberated from this restriction, Cyrtavia's engineers went on to build a redesigned version of the Tonde.

Retaining the wing center section of the Tonde Model 1, the new Tonde Model 2 had newly designed outer wing panels with a greater sweep-back, which also corrected stability problems encountered at higher cabin loads, and larger ailerons to improve roll control at lower speeds. These new wing panels increased the Tonde's wingspan from 65 ft to 82 ft.

The new wing also allowed the engineers to enlarge the Tonde's cabin: two 5 ft sections were inserted before and aft the main wing spars, increasing the fuselage length from 49 ft on the Tonde Model 1 to 59 ft on the Tonde Model 2, almost doubling the size of the cargo bay. Finally, the cargo door itself was increased in size, allowing for larger items to be carried on board.

The new Tonde Model 2 still featured the same Cyrtavia Wolfpup engines of the Model 1, however the increase in wing surface alone allowed for heavier loads to be carried on the redesigned aircraft.

Model built in Google Sketchup 8

World-of-Aiers , its geography, timeline, conflicts and concepts (c) Shabazik

Description
Disclaimer: the following submission handles purely fictional events, and is set in an alternate, fictional universe

For the World-Of-Aiers group

Following the early success of the Cyrtavia Soldarmia Tonde, the Cyrtavia design team tried to improve some features that were criticised by crews who flew the type on missions. The most important issue was the limited lift, due to the type's short wingspan, as the original specifications called for the type to be deployed from the same hangars used by a number of its predecessors.

After some negociations, the Colonial Administration of the Degoland colony of Soldarmia agreed to drop this particular specification, agreeing to purchase a number of pre-fabricated hangars built by Cyrtavia large enough to house an aircraft with a wing span of up to 90 ft. Liberated from this restriction, Cyrtavia's engineers went on to build a redesigned version of the Tonde.

Retaining the wing center section of the Tonde Model 1, the new Tonde Model 2 had newly designed outer wing panels with a greater sweep-back, which also corrected stability problems encountered at higher cabin loads, and larger ailerons to improve roll control at lower speeds. These new wing panels increased the Tonde's wingspan from 65 ft to 82 ft.

The new wing also allowed the engineers to enlarge the Tonde's cabin: two 5 ft sections were inserted before and aft the main wing spars, increasing the fuselage length from 49 ft on the Tonde Model 1 to 59 ft on the Tonde Model 2, almost doubling the size of the cargo bay. Finally, the cargo door itself was increased in size, allowing for larger items to be carried on board.

The new Tonde Model 2 still featured the same Cyrtavia Wolfpup engines of the Model 1, however the increase in wing surface alone allowed for heavier loads to be carried on the redesigned aircraft.

Model built in Google Sketchup 8

World-of-Aiers , its geography, timeline, conflicts and concepts (c) Shabazik