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(EXPERIMENTAL) - GRE (Glide Ratio Endurance)

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**High Graphics/Physics to prevent wing tearing, it's not really a big plane, just has flimsy wings**

This was the experiment leading to my UAV Chiad Cheim and Swift Apodidae, both have great gliding properties, but i was not exactly sure how they truly worked so i did this, tada!

*HYPOTHESIS*
-A V tail has lower lift than conventional tails, pitching the plane up, i've tried changing it wit conventional tails and the result is different, it pitches down slightly even at 200 mph
-a long, narrow stabiliser that extends to the back a lot more than conventional tails increases maneuverability, stability, thus allowing the detached plane's center of mass to be behind the center of pressure/lift
-using too many structural wings is a weight hog, (actually we all know that)

+HOW TO FLY+
-thrust to 100 perc
-climb to 30 k feet with a near 90 degrees pitch
-detach and see what you think, am i right or am i wrong?

Please leave a response if the plane behaves like itself for other reasons.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 114.6ft (34.9m)
  • Length 40.9ft (12.5m)
  • Height 12.3ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 4,010lbs (1,819kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,174lbs (2,347kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.171
  • Wing Loading 13.1lbs/ft2 (64.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 393.7ft2 (36.6m2)
  • Drag Points 2278

Parts

  • Number of Parts 36
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 239