Odysseus Skyvan Mark 1
A midrange, medium-sized VTOL civilian transport inspired by my Honda Odyssey, a much less badass midrange, medium-sized civilian transport. Capable of high-subsonic speed in horizontal flight. Can land anywhere, even on water.
CONTROLS: Throttle up/down to increase/decrease liftfan power. Action group 1 turns on horizontal flight mode, in which the lift fans no longer push the aircraft upwards but instead perform the task normally given to wings, that is, to hold the aircraft up in the sky. Horizontal flight mode will activate the jet engines to the aft of the plane and allow it to reach speeds of up to 1000 km/h at altitude. [WARNING:] the jet will begin to pitch upwards when horizontal flight mode is first activated, but you can fight this pitch by pointing the nose downwards. After the engines fully spool up it will no longer be a problem and the plane will be able to fly straight as a dart.
Interesting, epic, and cool facts about "Odie:"
1. When in jet mode this aircraft is unexpectedly maneuverable, and can do a couple of aerobatic moves.
2. Surprisingly, it also performs well at high angles-of-attack due to its obscenely high thrust-to-weight ratio of >8:1, laws of physics be damned. Thanks, XML! Go ahead and try to stall this bad boy all you want.
3. It is not recommended, however, to fly inverted for long periods of time due to the nature of this aircraft's lift system, as it will end up crashing. If left alone while inverted, the aircraft will automatically right itself after losing some altitude. It basically flies itself!
The liftfans are heavily modified but borrowed from another aircraft whose creator I have been unable to contact. The next iteration of the Skyvan will have a working interior as well as updated flight controls, and an armed "gunship" version may also be built as well. Feel free to comment design suggestions and bug reports. Happy flying!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 34.9ft (10.6m)
- Length 30.0ft (9.1m)
- Height 13.4ft (4.1m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 6,884lbs (3,122kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 8.323
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.871
- Wing Loading 32.4lbs/ft2 (158.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 212.6ft2 (19.8m2)
- Drag Points 10329
Parts
- Number of Parts 163
- Control Surfaces 10
- Performance Cost 677