*rendered unworkable with the most recent update, may revisit* My first design! :-) I am on mobile, I apologize for the format of these instructions. This is a fantasy space craft that I have created and tested on my mobile device on low settings. I have done my best to balance it as well as I can. Low and slow is the approach to this craft. If you go too fast or turn too sharp you risk losing control or breaking apart. This is primarily a VTOL craft, but I have included a small jet engine for forward thrust. Take off and landing must be done vertically. Take off: Set the VTOL slider to the upwards half mark, and then set your thrust to 100%. Hit action #1 to engage upwards thrust. Hit action #4 to unfold wings. Hit action #4 again to lock the wings in place. Once you're airborne you can level out with pitch and then use pitch/roll/yaw to control the craft.Once you gain some forward momentum you can hit action #2 and engage the forward engine. It wants to pitch the craft downwards a bit. You can counter that with the stick, or slide your VTOL slider up a little more until you find a comfortable spot. Landing: Be sure to give yourself plenty of room to slow down on your landing. The slider needs to be at or slightly below the upwards half mark. You need to be at or under 25mph when touching down in order to avoid damage. When you disengage the forward engine the craft will pitch upwards. Counter this with the stick. Make sure that you aren't pitching up or down when you disengage #2, the VTOL nozzles are tied to that. After you disengage the engine with #2 go ahead and set your thrust to 70% to ready the wings for landing. Approach your landing area at approximately 45-50 mph. Use the VTOL slider to adjust your height. As you are coming in try to slow down as much as you can. Hit action #4 to fold up the wings. Then VTOL down slowly to touch down as lightly as you can. I was able to land it on the USS Tiny and the USS Jundroo during the same flight. It's tricky, but it's possible.I had a lot of fun building this, I hope you guys
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 36.1ft (11.0m)
- Length 40.9ft (12.5m)
- Height 20.4ft (6.2m)
- Empty Weight 36,250lbs (16,443kg)
- Loaded Weight 75,523lbs (34,256kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.056
- Wing Loading 39.9lbs/ft2 (194.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,892.5ft2 (175.8m2)
- Drag Points 16563
Parts
- Number of Parts 653
- Control Surfaces 11
- Performance Cost 1,961
I just realized that I’ve got a creation with the same name. Totally coincidental, but still cool.
@DarthAbhinav thanks buddy, I appreciate it. I don't think that I'll make it flyable and post it public but I can put a little work into it and upload a working one as unlisted and them link it for you.
Hmm, that sucks, cool first plane though! @TheLatentImage
@TTHHSSSS thanks man, it's been a while since this one got any attention. The devs fixed the fuel/detacher glitch a while back and rendered this one unworkable.
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ok @TheLatentImage and np
@Jetspeed1001 no thanks, one of the moderators must have looked into it or something as it was removed. Thanks for looking out for stuff like that.
you still want the link to the original version of that stolen plane?
@TheLatentImage I have something for you. please check your reddit account.
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Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
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