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Crestland-Mill Stork II-C: in flight
The Stork II-C was a multi-purpose civilian aircraft derived from a nimble bomber platform that was too late for deployment in the Basin civil war. The arrangement of the pilot's and navigator's compartments were unusual even for contemporary designated civilian aircraft but left the majority of the fuselage's volume usable as one spacious, unobstructed hold.
The plane retained some quirks of it's former military variant. Pilot and navigator could drop their seats and slip down into the fuselage to switch positions if required. Additionally, like on many of Crestland's designs of the era, the rudder and wing layout gave the pilot improved field of view, which occasionally encouraged spritied manouvers even among the airline pilots.
Gradual technical refinements to the powerplants and controls as well as individual structural reeinforcements allowed it to carry impressive loads for it's size and made the Stork II a popular choice, even as the majority of other commercial open-cockpit airliners started to be quickly phased out in the subsequent post-war years.
Crestland-Mill Stork II-C: in flight
The Stork II-C was a multi-purpose civilian aircraft derived from a nimble bomber platform that was too late for deployment in the Basin civil war. The arrangement of the pilot's and navigator's compartments were unusual even for contemporary designated civilian aircraft but left the majority of the fuselage's volume usable as one spacious, unobstructed hold.
The plane retained some quirks of it's former military variant. Pilot and navigator could drop their seats and slip down into the fuselage to switch positions if required. Additionally, like on many of Crestland's designs of the era, the rudder and wing layout gave the pilot improved field of view, which occasionally encouraged spritied manouvers even among the airline pilots.
Gradual technical refinements to the powerplants and controls as well as individual structural reeinforcements allowed it to carry impressive loads for it's size and made the Stork II a popular choice, even as the majority of other commercial open-cockpit airliners started to be quickly phased out in the subsequent post-war years.