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C.241 Coleocoptere II

17.7k FlirBlitz  1.8 years ago
Auto Credit Based on MinutesTanker's Tail Sitter Challenge [closed]

A tail sitter based off of the Coleocoptere, a french tailsitting aircraft that was meant to protect french airbases from Soviet bombers, by quickly taking off to intercept them. In reality, it never really worked. It was deemed dangerous, and by 1960, there wasnt anymore tail sitting research being done, as new fighters that could take off faster were introduced. This one is just as dangerous, as its incredibly hard to land, and really doesnt like to slow down.

EDIT: for anybody wondering why the Su-40M isn't here, I ended up feeling like crap on Thursday night, and Friday wasn't that much better, I'm better now, might release it either later today or tomorrow.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Tail Sitter Challenge [closed]
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 21.1ft (6.4m)
  • Length 21.1ft (6.4m)
  • Height 23.9ft (7.3m)
  • Empty Weight 5,800lbs (2,630kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,481lbs (2,939kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 10.402
  • Wing Loading 65.5lbs/ft2 (320.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 98.9ft2 (9.2m2)
  • Drag Points 15205

Parts

  • Number of Parts 40
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 340
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    congrats on 3rd place!

    +1 1.8 years ago
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    @Mastereldo yeah its incredibly unstable. I tried my best to make is stable and make it slow down as fast as possible.

    1.8 years ago
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    Note: i change the hinge rotator input to "clamp(Pitch - PitchRate/90 ,-1,1)" because it's very unstable

    6/10 How well its fly: the thrust vectoring makes it easier to maneuver
    7/10 How Good it look: not bad
    8/10 Unique Things: the plane is already unique
    7/10 How Easy It Is To Land and Takeoff: it would be easier if the gyroscope were stronger
    7/10 Quality Build: not bad

    7/10 Overall

    1.8 years ago
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    @Mastereldo

    +1 1.8 years ago