Could someone give me some advice on making a good stol? The best I could do was a plane that took off at about 70 mph, but it controlled really poorly and went a little too fast in flight to land quickly. Any advice on how to make them take off faster and fly at slower speeds would really be appreciated.
Sweet, I’ll check it out @XjayIndustrys
Ok, thanks! @ThePrototype
example
Use large wings with flat bottom airfoil, most of the planes I build don't fly more than 70 mph so Flat bottom should work quite well
Thanks! @SubordinateCookies
High lift wings. With flaps.
Tag me on the plane, I can help you @Elicushman
Ok, thanks!@XjayIndustrys
Thanks, good to know! @jamesPLANESii
Ok, thanks so much! @Simplemike
Very helpful, thanks! @Chancey21
Ok, thanks! @randomusername
I know it’s possible, it just doesn’t stall well @randomusername
my F/A-83 knight aircraft is prefect for it
layer wings
You can limit the max speed of normal engines without adding drag. Just set the prop to fixed pitch and make it shallow. @randomusername
A wing load of between 4 and 8 gives the most realistic performance for STOL I find.
You could also utilize thrust vectoring with a module like this to help you maintain control post-stall. (Shameless plug) https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/G6MlO9/Thrust-Vectoring-for-you
Vectored thrust and some nice meaty flaps should help you out. Consider modifying the deflection angle to something like 60°
Main ideas:
Wing loading of 1.0-10.0
CoM barely in front of center of lift
Main barely gear in front of center of mass
I’m your guy, tag me and I can make it STOL in one foot