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!
Specifications
Spotlights
- steynschipper 8.3 years ago
- redbear89 8.3 years ago
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
@SimpleEric no problemo
@FennVectorCWA Thank you for the upvote!
@redbear89 It's very nice of you! Thanks : )
@SimpleEric thx to u again my friend.. I'am is your follower now.. :)
@redbear89 That is my honor! Your plane is very beautiful! It got my vote-up : ) And your APC is impressive by the way!
@SimpleEric no problem my friend.. even this plane is my competitor from this challenges but i still interested.. nice idea my friend.. :)
@Himynameiswalrus Thank you for the upvote!
@HakkeAirTech Thank you for the upvote and the comment! I'm eagerly looking forward to your future creations :D
@redbear89 Thank you for the upvote and the spotlight :D
Not something I've seen before. Definitely something I'm going to use if I can. It is very smooth to fly.
@TheOwlAce Thank you:D
Very interesting, having the pitch on the forward edge of the wing is something new for sure.
@General360 It's very nice of you! By the way, your creations are very impressive, and I'm following you, too ;D
@General360 Thank you for the upvote and the compliments!
@oDDDynamics Thank you!
You're welcome
@SimpleEric
@steynschipper Thanks for the upvote and the spotlight!
@MrVaultech Thank you!