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A VTOL Personal Transport based off of SalemASaberhagens OAGA.
Controls:
G transitions the pod from vertical to horizontal flight.
Activating AG7 ( a gryo)and deactivating AG8 (another gyro) puts the pod into POGO Plane mode.
Note that you can land this without landing gear, even in horizontal flight, the landing spheres are both low friction, and shock absorbing and will work pretty much like wheels but with less drag.
Flight is possible without either gyro but not in VTOL mode.
I'll post the Mark 3, with slimmer, folding engines as soon as I can fix the parts spawning problem.
Specifications
Spotlights
- SalemASaberhagen 5.8 years ago
- Renameduser4 5.7 years ago
- OwenFPV 5.8 years ago
- Viper3000ad 5.7 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 13.8ft (4.2m)
- Length 16.3ft (5.0m)
- Height 9.8ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 628lbs (285kg)
- Loaded Weight 1,642lbs (745kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 4.103
- Wing Loading 3.8lbs/ft2 (18.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 430.6ft2 (40.0m2)
- Drag Points 3396
Parts
- Number of Parts 124
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 470
@Lyra You might want to try the 2B. ttps://www.simpleplanes.com/a/w2e8N9/VTOL-Travel-Pod-Mk-2B
It;'s a modest improvement until I get the Mk 3 ready.
BTW, just how slow are you trying to go? I've probably flown this thing as much as anybody and know a few things about handling it at low speeds. A couple of them are counter intuitive, and contrary to what I intended when I designed it. For instance, it's easier to land horizontally than vertically, or that's it best to come in a little on the fast side and then pull up to bleed off speed and trust to the landing gear to absorb the shock.
Beautiful concept but almost impossible to fly at low speeds.
Awesome! @atgxtg
@OwenFPV I decided to add canards to this to see how it handles. It actually has some pitch now, and enough trim to let the autopilot take over. It's almost fall proof.
Link to Updated Model B: https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/w2e8N9/VTOL-Travel-Pod-Mk-2B
@OwenFPV It would handle better if I put some actual wings on the thing, but a lot of the credit for how it looks should go to SalmASaberhage. I just saw his aircraft and thought that the cockpit would be ideal for this.
I've got a newer version with smaller (they fold flat against the fuselage) in the works, maybe I'll try adding some canards to it.
Great job! Love the idea and I like how it looks. My only issue is with the pitch when both gyros are off: it barely moves the aircraft up or down. I just put the rotation of the rotator at 50 degrees and it works a bit better. Still, this is a great piece of work!