Hello folks,
I'm still new enough around here to learn about further customization in the custom paint schemes ... or just oblivious, take your' pick. lol While I've read some of the tutorials on modding I'm not real confident I could do this - I'm not even sure its possible.
One fellow created a jet pod with a modded propeller at the front to have more than the normal number of blades for added realism. This brought to mind the idea of a ducted fan-jet.
I would like to request this as a test to see just how it would work out. I'm thinking 4-8, with alternating rotation, x 2 or x 5 HP engines of a reasonably small diameter within a sleek "thruster." As for the number of blades or blade width, I honestly don't know but, something that would look like turbine fan blades. I do not know how long something like this would be.
Largely I'm curious to see if using the existing materials if we can create a thruster with lower fuel consumption than a jet but still come up with something that produces equal to better results than the stock jet thrusters.
Is it possible? What are your' thoughts?
@TheOwlAce Oh okay, I'll get to thinking on it then. :D
@dilisvarskvlavi All the engines and parts I use are stock.
@TheOwlAce Are you skilled in modding? I'd love to try out this concept but I need an XML Modder who would be willing to help me with this experiment. BTW, you never mentioned earlier what engine types you use, if they are stock models or if they are modded and to what degree? I was thinking about undertaking the role of making up Raiderlin aircraft as counterparts to your' Imperial Germanian designs, but I don't want to overpower the Germanian types as I assume their tech level is similar.
@Skua around 40,000 feet it can reach 800mph.
@dilisvarskvlavi yeah, go for it! Even if it offers no performance improvement at all, it'll be interesting
@Skua Ah, drat. That's where a light contra-rotating prop plane @TheOwlAce built capped out at too. Still might be interesting to try out I think it might be more reactive to changes in thrust and potentially weigh less for the same performance as alternatives..?
@dilisvarskvlavi I'm not sure of the exact number they use, but the practical max for planes powered by the customisable props is around 730mph.
@Skua Indeed, that's what I was referencing. What speed is indicated as Mach 1 in SimplePlanes, in reality it varies by altitude.
@Shmexysmpilot Oh yes, I know about existing modded parts. Why, this morning I had a x1000 turbine, the highest power type I forget what it's called, attached to the "Pigpen" jet that came with the game. She came apart at about 3500 mph with her wings flapping like a hummingbird. Then I progressed to one of my builds, built with a structural wing modded to have control surfaces put two of 'em on it and wound up at 500k feet then finally broke apart as I went to level out at about 40k feet on the way back down. I think I was moving at 4500 mph? After that it was boats, including that prefab ship hull someone put together as a free component. Good fun, but no, this is something different.
Are you talking about using numerous props inside some kind of casing? If so, that can be done, but it'll be limited to subsonic speeds. The props have some code attached that causes them to stop producing thrust as they approach mach 1.
by modding do you mean editing the xml values of in-game parts or completely making your own parts? Because I've seen a number of thrust vectoring jets, and you could make your own if you can find some xml modded VTOL nozzles with reduced rotation and set them to pitch/roll/yaw. I have also seen a large turbofan made with in game parts, but not the two put together. And if you want crazy power or infinite fuel, there are fuel tanks that have near infinite fuel supplies with no weight somewhere on this site as well as plenty of extra powerful engines