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FSW - Far Glide Challenge

151 surfimp  8.8 years ago

FSW = Forward Swept Wing

Created to participate in @ciresiuol's Far Glide Challenge.

2,577lbs all up weight and 114 drag points once the auxiliary ballast is jettisoned. Ballast was added for stabilization at the 400mph+ start speed of ciresiuol's challenge start location.

How to fly it:
1) Load ciresiuol's "10k over bridge" start location.
2) Immediately pitch to 40* climb angle to allow speed to bleed off.
3) At approximately 15,000ft, speed will have dropped below 200mph. Nose will start to drop because of ballast.
4) When the nose drops to about 10* positive pitch and approximately 160mph, press Group 1 to jettison ballast.
5) Trim for level flight at approximately 110-115mph. Use autopilot as desired, but note if autopilot is used, it will periodically start banking left, so it will have to be turned off and then back on.

Using the above technique I can glide to the farthest island without dropping below 10,000ft. Have not tested further yet but leaving that for ciresiuol :-)

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 62.1ft (18.9m)
  • Length 16.8ft (5.1m)
  • Height 7.8ft (2.4m)
  • Empty Weight 725lbs (328kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,747lbs (1,246kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 12.4lbs/ft2 (60.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 221.6ft2 (20.6m2)
  • Drag Points 201

Parts

  • Number of Parts 12
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 74
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    182 ciresiuol

    I tested twice. Once launching your way, and once from my updated launch point. The first (your way) got 38k blocks, and my test got 41862.

    8.8 years ago