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Albatross - A Pure Flying Wing

21.5k SimpleEric  8.3 years ago

An entry for the Flying Wing Challenge held by @General360.

This is a pure flying wing, which means, there are no vertical surfaces built to stablize the plane, and there are no xml edits as well.

A plane without vertical stablizer will easily get into stall. My solution is propulsion vectoring generated by propeller pitch function. The outer engines provide forces to push/pull the left/right sides of the plane, so a yaw vector is produced and the plane could stay under control.

I did a search and this is probably the first flying wing that use this method. I'm very proud of it and I hope this method spreads.

I think this challenge is very nice;)

Enjoy!

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 168.6ft (51.4m)
  • Length 64.0ft (19.5m)
  • Height 10.1ft (3.1m)
  • Empty Weight 25,271lbs (11,462kg)
  • Loaded Weight 27,026lbs (12,258kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.351
  • Wing Loading 6.3lbs/ft2 (30.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 4,314.6ft2 (400.8m2)
  • Drag Points 4670

Parts

  • Number of Parts 65
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 481
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    @SimpleEric no problemo

    8.3 years ago
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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @FennVectorCWA Thank you for the upvote!

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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @redbear89 It's very nice of you! Thanks : )

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    16.8k redbear89

    @SimpleEric thx to u again my friend.. I'am is your follower now.. :)

    8.3 years ago
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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @redbear89 That is my honor! Your plane is very beautiful! It got my vote-up : ) And your APC is impressive by the way!

    8.3 years ago
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    16.8k redbear89

    @SimpleEric no problem my friend.. even this plane is my competitor from this challenges but i still interested.. nice idea my friend.. :)

    8.3 years ago
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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @Himynameiswalrus Thank you for the upvote!

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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @HakkeAirTech Thank you for the upvote and the comment! I'm eagerly looking forward to your future creations :D

    8.3 years ago
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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @redbear89 Thank you for the upvote and the spotlight :D

    8.3 years ago
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    2,338 HakkeAirTech

    Not something I've seen before. Definitely something I'm going to use if I can. It is very smooth to fly.

    8.3 years ago
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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @TheOwlAce Thank you:D

    8.3 years ago
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    32.4k TheAceOwl

    Very interesting, having the pitch on the forward edge of the wing is something new for sure.

    8.3 years ago
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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @General360 It's very nice of you! By the way, your creations are very impressive, and I'm following you, too ;D

    8.3 years ago
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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @General360 Thank you for the upvote and the compliments!

    8.3 years ago
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    @oDDDynamics Thank you!

    8.3 years ago
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    41.5k MrVaultech

    You're welcome
    @SimpleEric

    8.3 years ago
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    21.5k SimpleEric

    @steynschipper Thanks for the upvote and the spotlight!

    8.3 years ago
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    @MrVaultech Thank you!

    8.3 years ago