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Steampunk Heavy Airship

8,104 LofiTurtle  7.4 years ago
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The airship is complete! This was a big visual and handling feat for me, and im very glad about how it turned out. It uses the new gyros to keep stable, so it flies very nicely.

-CONTROLS-

it is neutrally buoyant automatically (it hovers)

It can also sail like a regular boat

VTOL-- controls height
THROTTLE-- normal
YAW and ROLL-- both normal but very delayed, so keep that in mind
TRIM-- slightly controls pitch. Use it to keep level for better flight characteristics

Thanks to @Kevinairlines for a VTOL engine

Hope you enjoy!

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 136.1ft (41.5m)
  • Length 101.7ft (31.0m)
  • Height 37.8ft (11.5m)
  • Empty Weight 49,971lbs (22,666kg)
  • Loaded Weight 49,971lbs (22,666kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.269
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.456
  • Wing Loading 30.5lbs/ft2 (149.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,637.7ft2 (152.1m2)
  • Drag Points 110990

Parts

  • Number of Parts 468
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,891
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @FlyingThings haha I feel you on that

    7.4 years ago
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    47.8k FlyingThings

    @Shmexysmpilot i think i really need some sleep. I think i have been awake for too long.

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @FlyingThings it was mine lol. I re uploaded for a stream

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @mblastr thanks :)

    7.4 years ago
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    1,621 mblastr

    This is really cool man. great work!

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @Treadmill103 thanks! And yeah, I spent so long just flying it around watching it zoom overhead

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @SledDriver @Stingray thanks!

    7.4 years ago
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    50.4k Stingray

    Nice stability!

    7.4 years ago
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    197k SledDriver

    Outstanding.

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @Visify it worked! It's similar to what you said about offsetting it, but ironically it spins in the opposite direction that you'd think

    7.4 years ago
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    22.6k Visify

    @Shmexysmpilot Oki

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @Visify that's what I wanted to do, but since you can only start a piston at full extension or contraction it didn't work. However, I just had an idea while writing this comment that could solve that problem hahaha

    7.4 years ago
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    22.6k Visify

    @Shmexysmpilot You can offset the crankshaft of the piston engine a bit into the right direction. To keep it spinning in the right direction you need momentum

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @Visify thanks, and yeah. The drone from this is pretty impressive

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @PlanesOfOld I made a pretty good one a while ago, but I had trouble getting it to spin in the right direction consisnantly. Does it need to have lots of tourque or just like fast and stuff?

    7.4 years ago
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    22.6k Visify

    This thing must be loud..

    7.4 years ago
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    22.6k Visify

    WOW..

    7.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    totaly unrealeted: Any idea how to make a god engine with pistons, ive built one before but am hitting my head on a concrete rebar wall when it comes to the design of my current project.

    7.4 years ago
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    43.9k PlanesOfOld

    noice

    7.4 years ago
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    36.2k DbE

    @Shmexysmpilot indeed

    7.4 years ago
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    8,104 LofiTurtle

    @Stellarlabs they're fun :)

    7.4 years ago
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    36.2k DbE

    Its an airship, i like airships

    7.4 years ago