Developed parralel to the famous Harrier, the Eagle was a blended wing (flying saucer) concept that utilised a central lifting fan (VTOL up) and 2 RR Avons with reheat for horizontal thrust. Designed primarily for Short Takeoff or Landing it did have just enough power to operate as a VTOL if pushed.
Takeoff procedure for short takeoff: VTOL full up, full throttle, press AG1, pull back on the stick.
Featuring automatic landing gear, gear doors and landing lights
Inspired in part by some artwork from cutangus on deviantart with my own development.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 28.1ft (8.6m)
- Length 43.1ft (13.1m)
- Height 14.6ft (4.4m)
- Empty Weight 9,975lbs (4,524kg)
- Loaded Weight 17,512lbs (7,943kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 10.522
- Wing Loading 25.2lbs/ft2 (122.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 696.1ft2 (64.7m2)
- Drag Points 2664
Parts
- Number of Parts 963
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 3,709
Yeah, I realized that i was just saying that because the rest of the wing stays there but the engine goes flying like a missile and I thought that was sort of funny. @RamboJutter
@Megaplanesinc most real aircraft don't take kindly to being shot, hard to see that as a relevant critique really.
Engines have a bad habit of flying off when being shot
@jamesPLANESii yep :) onwards and upwards. I might do an an2 to celebrate lol
You overtook me
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What the hell is this... I think you went too extreme..
Well then.
We should get @randomusername to make an electric one of these.
This reminds me of the Star Wars Separatist droid gunship.
Oh ok @RamboJutter
@Trainzo @ThomasRoderick @FairFireFight thanks for the comments and upvotes.
@ShermanFirefly thanks, vtol without the use of nozzles or gyros :) I nearly didn't bother though as the whole vtol bit took ages to make work.
@BlackhattAircraft easy, I have a list of unfinished builds that I dip into, most only have a couple of hours work left on them so at present I'm reducing the list a bit :) I built most of the unfinished stuff when I was off work for a bit.
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Reminds me of the “droid gunship” from Star Wars... great work!
Edit: it’s also the easiest VTOL aircraft I flew, bonus points for that!
How do you crank out so many planes in such short periods of time? I can barely find dedicated times to build
Very nice plane . Great job , i love it .