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Libelle

47.8k FlyingThings  6.3 years ago
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Basically my first ornithopter...

How to fly it :

Vtol Up (this affects the lift the wings create)

Throttle up (you can go to 100% on this one)

Roll and pitch are normal

Landing gear retracts aswell

Also i'd suggest to keep the trim all the way down

So, now go and have fun with this little thing, maybe try a loopty loop, i dunno, i got it to 100-120 mph on low physics, i dont know about the other settings...

So yeah, just do whatever you want with it

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Libelle
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 77.2ft (23.5m)
  • Length 53.6ft (16.3m)
  • Height 33.8ft (10.3m)
  • Empty Weight 4,921lbs (2,232kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,921lbs (2,232kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 5.6lbs/ft2 (27.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 881.3ft2 (81.9m2)
  • Drag Points 4665

Parts

  • Number of Parts 85
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 822
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    9,012 hardy57

    Interesting build, flies smoothly with only 4 wings, I needed 8 wings to get a smooth flying ornithopter...

    one year ago
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    1,644 GamingX33

    voll geil!

    6.2 years ago
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    @FlyingThings alright, sounds cool!

    6.3 years ago
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    47.8k FlyingThings

    @AWESOMENESS360 i've tried it a few times before but couldnt bring up the motivation do fully develope a working mechanism, so i scrapped a lot of attempts. This took me 3 week, maybe a bit less to make it work properly.
    But hey, now i know how it works, there sure will be more of these things made by me in future

    6.3 years ago
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    @FlyingThings I can't believe that you almost have 50k. Points, yet this is only your first ornithopter.

    6.3 years ago
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    As an intro to silver plane

    6.3 years ago
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    I was literally in the process of making on of these

    6.3 years ago
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    47.8k FlyingThings

    Also, please forgive me for using the default color sheme, i focused more on functionality than looks here

    +1 6.3 years ago