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The Rad Rocket Mk 1

285 Radkiel  3 months ago

Well, here's the mark one of this thing. It requires a lot more finesse and control than the loop troop mobile or it'll spin out, that being said this thing has fantastic cornering with a steady hand and a willingness to ease into the throttle. I can't believe I've surpassed the loop troop mobile in quickness, felt like I'd never get it right again for a while lol. Especially when things in life have been somewhat shit, it's quite nice to at least see that my virtually engineered cars still make a semblance of sense. But yeah the top speed may be a little less, I'll eventually come out with a mark 2 that avoids the issues with scraping at high speeds. Perhaps a double decker suspension is in order, with squishy springs on top of stiff ones. The active suspension on this thing is also kind of a mystery to me, I don't know who made this suspension, but I can't seem to figure out if the active suspension helps with cornering or not.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 10.3ft (3.1m)
  • Length 20.2ft (6.1m)
  • Height 3.8ft (1.2m)
  • Empty Weight 2,401lbs (1,089kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,578lbs (1,169kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 69.1lbs/ft2 (337.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 37.3ft2 (3.5m2)
  • Drag Points 948

Parts

  • Number of Parts 161
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 1,295
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    285 Radkiel

    Status update, the active suspension GREATLY improves cornering ability and I've now made it the default, it will be something you'll have to turn off in the second one now lol.

    3 months ago
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    285 Radkiel

    @Kerbango Ahhh thanks man!

    +1 3 months ago
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    101k Kerbango

    One way that I have used in the past to find out how things work in the game is to search the forum to see what other questions have been asked about a certain topic.
    Also, download someone's build and see how they have it set. Sometimes they have extra code that you didn't know about. you can copy the code from their part, load yours and then paste it into your part using OL.
    or you can search parts tags, (more tedious) for the parts you want. ex. https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/2nxAV4/Shock-sub-assembly-units

    +1 3 months ago