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Windbeam Flying Car

1,580 Pajamas720  4.5 years ago

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PJ strikes again with another plane with an ace up its sleeve.
this time... it's a bird... it's a plane... its a car! thats also a plane. it's lightly inspired by the Sunbeams and Aston Martins of old, especially the ones that you might find in british spy movies. anyhow it has a car engine and three small jet engines that can be toggled depending on whether you plan to take flight or drive on the ground. the wings also fold up using VTOL so they dont get in the way while driving.
I should warn that i mainly do aircraft, not cars, and i don't really do aircraft as well as many users here. so cars are a foreign language to me. however, i tried to make both flight and ground controls somewhat decent. that being said its rough but serviceable in both departments.

Controls:
Jet engines: Gear 1 + Throttle
Car engine: Gear 2 + Pitch
I recommend using either the car engine or jet engine, not both simultaneously.
Flight controls: standard Pitch + Roll+ Yaw
Ground steering: Yaw
Wing folding: VTOL up
Lights: Gear 8

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 23.5ft (7.2m)
  • Length 16.8ft (5.1m)
  • Height 5.5ft (1.7m)
  • Empty Weight 4,455lbs (2,021kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,740lbs (3,057kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.5
  • Wing Loading 74.8lbs/ft2 (365.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 90.1ft2 (8.4m2)
  • Drag Points 4426

Parts

  • Number of Parts 75
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 440