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Hoverbee 20-L

2,160 SirEierr  4.0 years ago

Just a skycrane (no Mods)

1 - Gyro for extra stability when using crane
2 - activating magnet
Trim - crane
VTOL - Engines forward and backward

Use F5, F6, F7, F8 for nice visibility when using crane

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 42.3ft (12.9m)
  • Length 46.8ft (14.3m)
  • Height 16.7ft (5.1m)
  • Empty Weight 23,451lbs (10,637kg)
  • Loaded Weight 34,206lbs (15,515kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.365
  • Wing Loading 242.1lbs/ft2 (1,182.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 141.3ft2 (13.1m2)
  • Drag Points 19122

Parts

  • Number of Parts 485
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 2,060
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    2,160 SirEierr

    @ChiChiWerx thank you for your comment. I love creating VTOL planes because they are challenging to fly. But yes it is really useful to make them "easy to fly". With the gyro we have a great tool to make flying much easier. :-)

    4.0 years ago
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    30.3k ChiChiWerx

    Totally fictional, so I can’t judge it vs a RL example. But, the flight model is fantastic...if this were a RL aircraft, the test report would call it challenging, yet manageable. All too often, VTOL builds in SP, fictional or replicas are way too difficult to fly. RL VTOL aircraft, such as the Harrier, are challenging to fly and take all the pilot’s concentration to do it right...I know this from several former USMC AV-8 pilots I know, but they’re not impossible to fly, otherwise they’d crash more often than they already do. This one seems right, challenging but not impossible to fly. Nice work!

    4.0 years ago
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    This is so cool!

    4.0 years ago
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    2,454 ShootsPlanes

    Looks weird in a good way, i like it

    4.0 years ago
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    2,160 SirEierr

    @Chancey21 Thank you. Without mods i think its not easy to make the response faster. But anyway, in real life turbines have very slow response. ;-)

    +1 4.0 years ago
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    69.4k Chancey21

    Such a cool plane! Lots of fun, I love it.
    I would recommend making the throttle response faster if possible

    4.0 years ago
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    1,971 SirRhyvs

    very very nice

    4.0 years ago
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    2,160 SirEierr

    Thx for the upvotes and comments. Unfortunately there is a small mistake in the model. The pitch rudders stuck. you can make them movable using the detach tool... sorry for that. But it works also without the rudders. The boosters have enough power to steer the aircraft.

    +3 4.0 years ago
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    11.2k tucan

    very nice work

    4.0 years ago
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    29.1k TigerEye35

    Welcome to website, mate.

    +2 4.0 years ago
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    4,944 Leota

    Coulda used a custom thumbnail but is great

    +1 4.0 years ago
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    2,121 Skyhawkarmy

    Noice build

    4.0 years ago