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No Vertical Stabilizer Challenge [Closed]

6,584 ThePropellerIsAFan  4.2 years ago
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Deadline is now Oct. 1st.

Objective:

Design an AIRCRAFT with no vertical stabilizer.

Rules:

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Do not use the part “Vertical Stabilizer” in your build. You will be disqualified if you do use it.

Your build must be an aircraft. This means that it must primarily move through the air. No cars, trucks, trains, ships, boats, or walkers* are allowed.**

*If your Walker has the ability to fly, than it will be accepted. If not, you will be disqualified.

**The same goes for the other vehicles. If they fly, then they will be accepted.
Must be a successor post to this challenge

Do not take other people’s creations and tweak them. You must start from scratch or finagle a current project. Redesigns are allowed, but only if you were the original poster/designer.

Deadline: October 1st

Rating System:

How well does it fly / 30

How does it look (cosmetics) / 10

Is the design original? 5 points deducted if not.

Popular Opinion: Creation with the most upvotes will receive 5 extra points.

Personal Favorite: Whichever build I like the best will receive 5 extra points.

Total possible points amounts to 50. If two builds score a 45, the SP community will then vote on whichever they prefer.

1st Place: 15 Upvotes

2nd Place: 10 Updoots

3rd Place: 7 Updoodles

4th Place: Good Job

Entries:

F22 Raptor

Fighter Jet

Spartat Fighter

we

Flybe Twin Otter

F-36

They did the challenge

F-112

TR-3A “Black Mantra”

Bush Plane

No Tail

Good luck, and have fun.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 10 airplane(s) +521 bonus
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 49.2ft (15.0m)
  • Length 6.9ft (2.1m)
  • Height 32.8ft (10.0m)
  • Empty Weight 1,643lbs (745kg)
  • Loaded Weight 1,643lbs (745kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 135.7lbs/ft2 (662.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 12.1ft2 (1.1m2)
  • Drag Points 150117

Parts

  • Number of Parts 13
  • Control Surfaces 1
  • Performance Cost 36
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    All of the wings - structural, horizontal, vertical, and primary - act the same. So, when I said no vertical stabilizer, I meant that there should be no wing that’s vertical. Take a look at the B2 Spirit to see an example of this.

    Pinned 4.2 years ago
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    24.1k BagelPlane

    Leaving it to be he SP community, make sure it’s not a German Corsair.

    Pinned 4.2 years ago
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    27.8k Strucker

    Could fandangle my ddz hmm

    4.2 years ago
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    Challenge accepted

    4.2 years ago
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    @Thueerra great!

    4.2 years ago
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    8,558 Thueerra

    Will join btw!

    4.2 years ago
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    8,558 Thueerra

    This is so easy to cheat on:/ Be VERY suspicious and check under every surface!

    4.2 years ago
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    @Planicopter sure

    4.2 years ago
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    3,772 Planicopter

    Can you pls change my plane to the 2.0 version.

    4.2 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    CooL

    4.2 years ago
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    @Planicopter yes

    4.2 years ago
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    3,772 Planicopter
    4.2 years ago
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    3,772 Planicopter

    Can we add highly dihedral wingtips?

    4.2 years ago
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    2,699 evilbadger34

    You have to make sure no one shrinks a cheated-in vertical stabilizer.

    4.2 years ago
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    3,772 Planicopter

    how are we gonna stabilize the planes

    4.2 years ago
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    45.9k 50CalChicken

    @ThePropellerIsAFan ok.

    4.2 years ago
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    Mine isn't original, but i posted it just for fun and because it is the first plane i built in SP

    4.2 years ago
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    @50CalChicken fuselage yes, v tail only if if is for the horizontal stabilizers.

    4.2 years ago
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    45.9k 50CalChicken

    Or maybe a V tail?

    4.2 years ago
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    45.9k 50CalChicken

    What about a fuselage in place of the vertical stabilizer?

    4.2 years ago
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    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/2zGF5x/Burger-Engineering-F-36-Stormhawk
    Based on Jundroo's Hellkeska, but uploaded anyway just for fun.

    4.2 years ago
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    People will do horten 229 or b2 Spirit emedietly

    4.2 years ago
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    41.8k Ren

    Alright I'll make one with a vertical stab built with fuselages.

    4.2 years ago
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    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/pVUNzi/Spartat-fighter

    4.2 years ago
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    @ThePropellerIsAFan ok, thanks!

    4.2 years ago
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