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Axion - Chariotte Flying Crane

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Axion Corps present: Axion - Chariotte Flying Crane.

Etymology

Chariotte came from "Chariot", an ancient method of transporting carriage. Although chariot itself has "light" in the definitions, "light" is not suitable words for Axion - Chariotte.

Design

Axion - Chariotte is a heavy sky crane, designed to fulfill military needs of lifting a minimal 2 Jackhammer (each Jackhammer weight 10,743lbs or 4,872kg). And we decide, screw military requirement and build a helicopter with a max lifting capability of 110.231lbs or 50 tons. The design is inspired by a real-life Hughes XH-17 flying crane. We first use 1 double blade rotor design but clearly, tandem configurations are superior in terms of lifting power and stability.


Features

  • Ramp
  • Magnet
  • 50 tons of lifting capability

Controls:

  • Activate1: toggle ramp and magnet
  • VTOL: Toggle winches
  • Trim: Rotor Pitch

Limitations:

  • Will do uncontrollable 360 if pushed to ±35 degree< pitch.

    • Solution: just do a recovery with counter pitch. Never push ±35 degree pitch in low altitude

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 47.1ft (14.4m)
  • Length 124.1ft (37.8m)
  • Height 45.8ft (14.0m)
  • Empty Weight 21,912lbs (9,939kg)
  • Loaded Weight 64,909lbs (29,442kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 10.81
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 52727

Parts

  • Number of Parts 162
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 984