Auto Credit Based on Gestour's AI Boat Challenge (Closed)
An airboat (also known as a plane boat, swamp boat, bayou boat, or fan boat) is a flat-bottomed watercraft propelled by an aircraft-type propeller and powered by either an aircraft or automotive engine.
They are commonly used for fishing, bow fishing, hunting, and ecotourism.
Airboats are a very popular means of transportation in marshy and/or shallow areas where a standard inboard or outboard engine with a submerged propeller would be impractical, most notably in the Florida Everglades but also in the Kissimmee and St. Johns rivers, and the Mekong River and Delta, as well as the Louisiana bayous and Mesopotamian Marshes.
Controls
- Throttle
- Roll
This boat uses FT Codes for both engine & gyroscope control
Engine uses : clamp01(Throttle+smooth(clamp01(-sign(rate(TAS))),abs(rate(TAS)))*Throttle) for realistic engine control.
Gyroscope uses: clamp01(Throttle) for limiting movement if the engine is started
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor AI Boat Challenge (Closed)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 20.1ft (6.1m)
- Length 38.2ft (11.6m)
- Height 12.0ft (3.7m)
- Empty Weight 4,099lbs (1,859kg)
- Loaded Weight 13,611lbs (6,173kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.073
- Wing Loading 206.5lbs/ft2 (1,008.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 65.9ft2 (6.1m2)
- Drag Points 10706
Parts
- Number of Parts 99
- Control Surfaces 2
- Performance Cost 346
Looks great! Performs a bit meh though. How come the big shoe ship can turn while this little thing can barely do the same?
@Gestour It kinda bounces around on the ocean & codes are not that complicated. We gotta see what is gonna happen
Thank you.
I am a little concerned about how an airboat is going to handle in the open ocean, but I will give it a shot.
Also not sure about adding funky trees to this challenge, if it does not respond to AI controls, it won't work.
Fingers crossed.