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Albatross

491 zuzu30  7.3 years ago
91 downloads

-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.)

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