Auto Credit Based on Armyguy1534's Glider Challenge [20 Upvote Prize]
He's going the distance...he's going for SPEED! The key to this challenge is speed. When a glider challenge is announced, most people think of endurance, working at incredibly low speeds and still gaining distance. But this challenge is unique. You are givin a speed of around 250mph to start out with. So...how do you maintain that speed? With WEIGHT! Bringing all this together, you get this hypnoplane inspired build. I did not mod any of the parts other than the cockpit (which I've seen another build do) and rainbow decal to have 0 mass and drag. All the weight is stored in the wing inside the fuselages. The floating wings at the back can be all done without mods so I think I'm good there. Have fun flying everybody!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Glider Challenge [20 Upvote Prize]
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 23.0ft (7.0m)
- Length 55.6ft (16.9m)
- Height 4.4ft (1.4m)
- Empty Weight 977lbs (443kg)
- Loaded Weight 4,716lbs (2,139kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 11.5lbs/ft2 (56.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 409.9ft2 (38.1m2)
- Drag Points 0
Parts
- Number of Parts 25
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 89
Unless you consider the entire body of the glider to be a decal, not just the rainbow, but the WHOLE BODY OF THE GLIDER IS WEIGHTLESS AND DRAGLESS! This is a cheat plane.
Decals are allowed, if there are any problems with the creator of the challenge I can change things. I just like the colors. Lol.@JediWolf
rules state that you are NOT supposed to edit parts to have 0 mass and drag if I read them correctly. but this is an interesting glider non the less