Albatross
-put throttle to full
-activate group one to release glider at the end of the runway.
-let glider gain some altitude: use vtol control to flap wings
-to steer raise or lower wings and use yaw
-reach speeds up to 800 km/h
Jean Marie Le Bris built a glider based on the albatross. He flew the glider in 1856. The glider was mounted on a cart pulled by horses. It became the first heavier than air machine to fly higher than its point of take off. I've added flappable wings to give you a greater flight distance than La Bris' 100 meters
(If you want to control the glider without using the pitch lever then turn vtol pitch control to 7/8 full (vtol control on the right). Use the bottom half of vtol control (vtol left) to flap wings to lower glider and top half to raise glider.)
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 108.0ft (32.9m)
- Length 102.4ft (31.2m)
- Height 32.5ft (9.9m)
- Empty Weight 20,495lbs (9,296kg)
- Loaded Weight 21,119lbs (9,579kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.192
- Wing Loading 15.6lbs/ft2 (76.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,354.4ft2 (125.8m2)
- Drag Points 28736
Parts
- Number of Parts 240
- Control Surfaces 3
- Performance Cost 1,056