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Prop Hopper

20.2k Aginuzo  9.2 years ago
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Vertical take off without a VTOL engine. Select D-1 before launching. No landing gears so grass landing only, just deselect D-1 before reducing throttle then land conventionaly. Does take off from grass with good piloting skills. Press restart if tail falls off.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 26.0ft (7.9m)
  • Length 16.3ft (5.0m)
  • Height 5.5ft (1.7m)
  • Empty Weight 2,387lbs (1,083kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,875lbs (1,304kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.563
  • Wing Loading 37.4lbs/ft2 (182.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 76.8ft2 (7.1m2)
  • Drag Points 2552

Parts

  • Number of Parts 30
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 107
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    8,104 LofiTurtle
    I mean, it's a good try but it just faceplants when you throttle up. I've tried it with act. 1 on & off and it does the same thing. To make a working VTOL plane you need to have the CoT directly on top of the CoM or else it won't work. It also isn't a very maneuverable plane once it is flying
    9.2 years ago
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    20.2k Aginuzo
    @PlanesExpert just activate D-1 again after landing to take off again. VTOL Requires the engine. This is vertical take off only. Also VTOL engines are too heavy for this design
    9.2 years ago
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    1,127 PlanesExpert
    Cool,but could you make a version which can go back to vtol from conventional
    9.2 years ago