An attempt at a calm water jet-powerboat.
THROTTLE up to go.
Use ROLL to steer:
Steering is by Rudder And Brake Induced Drag, henceforth known as R.A.B.I.D. This system lifts the outer float clear of the water, making the inner float dig in slightly, thereby forcing a turn.
Use gentle inputs when turning and straightening up: easy on touch controls, don’t know how well it will work with a keyboard. Sharp inputs induce the Wobblies.
To stop, THROTTLE down then BRAKE. Reverse thrusters engage while braking, and cut off at 40MPH else the whole thing accelerates backwards.
Use forward PITCH to mitigate the occasional oscillations at top speed.
Learning is by doing! Mix of old style blocks on the floats, and new parts for the rest. Lots of head-scratching learning the cockpit parts, but I think it's reasonably laid out and ergonomic.
Shape based on a picture I saw while browsing, and an old sub-assembly from a previous life. Canopy is shortened so the open/close animation looks a bit dodgy.
Specifications
Spotlights
- ThomasRoderick 2 months ago
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 23.0ft (7.0m)
- Length 58.7ft (17.9m)
- Height 15.8ft (4.8m)
- Empty Weight 7,813lbs (3,543kg)
- Loaded Weight 12,931lbs (5,865kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.656
- Wing Loading 60.1lbs/ft2 (293.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 215.2ft2 (20.0m2)
- Drag Points 3272
Parts
- Number of Parts 114
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 414
Just noticed a gap where I haven’t nudged the tail-fin down enough. Concentrating too hard on the cockpit, I guess!
BLACK MESA MENTIONED❗❗❗
Yeah kinda, and badly!@Susimposter
it flies
Nope, the original pic was like a Dieselpunk powerboat with guns etc. and I based it mostly from memory on that. thanks for the vote!@ThomasRoderick
Is it built around an F-104 fuselage?