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SSTOL Challenge

2,705 Jettison  9.5 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on A5mod3us's SSTOL Challenge (CLOSED)

I know it's probably 'cheating' by using the props the way i did but i made this plane just for the lolz and then found out it takes off at about 3-4 stripes and I was just amazed that I made something that could take off so short. Haven't tested the landing abilities just cause I'm not really bothered.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor SSTOL Challenge (CLOSED)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 50.8ft (15.5m)
  • Length 28.7ft (8.8m)
  • Height 14.6ft (4.5m)
  • Empty Weight 9,066lbs (4,112kg)
  • Loaded Weight 12,151lbs (5,511kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.849
  • Wing Loading 37.9lbs/ft2 (184.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 320.9ft2 (29.8m2)
  • Drag Points 9470

Parts

  • Number of Parts 78
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 423
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    2,705 Jettison
    @A5mod3us I was just testing the plane and could only find the wings breaking off when I landed. Maybe it's cause I run on super low physics.
    9.5 years ago
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    2,705 Jettison
    @A5mod3us yeah, I thought that it may be cheating a bit. I made it based of a design I saw. It didn't have the engines but I saw the holes in the wings of some scale plane and thought, wow, that would be a really cool vtol plane so I made this.
    9.5 years ago
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    25.2k A5mod3us
    Well, it's not technically cheating. I said you couldn't use rotating VTOL nozzles or make it a VTOL. But having rotating props is kind of cheap. That being said, this is a very interesting design, and definitely worth the lols. I had to move the forward wings up a notch though because the props kept breaking them when they rotated. Still, very cool concept, and will, at the very least, make it into the honorable mentions.
    9.5 years ago