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HELP PLEASE!!!!

394 Jrhench  6.8 years ago
40 downloads

This is meant to be an Icon A5 seaplane but i just cant get it to lift of the water, it would be greatly appreciated if some could please fix it. Controls: AG1+VTOL-wing floats up, AG2-parachute

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 41.0ft (12.5m)
  • Length 26.7ft (8.1m)
  • Height 8.1ft (2.5m)
  • Empty Weight 2,745lbs (1,245kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,968lbs (2,253kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.201
  • Wing Loading 35.0lbs/ft2 (170.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 141.9ft2 (13.2m2)
  • Drag Points 2908

Parts

  • Number of Parts 38
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 191
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    @Jrhench go to my profile i've remade it but is not anything like yours hope u like it (i don't know how to use successor)

    6.8 years ago
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    It is pretty fun to swoop around in. I'm working on a float plane right now, this was good practice. Anyway, good luck, I hope you build more of these.

    6.8 years ago
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    394 Jrhench

    @F104Deathtrap
    Thank you so much for that, this helped me a lot
    Feel free to upload it as your own

    6.8 years ago
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    CLICK ME

    I got it flying, but I had to change it all around and you probably won't like it. Anyway, good luck.

    +1 6.8 years ago
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    Don't worry, this is a common problem that is totally fixable. The center of thrust is too high, pulling the nose downward. To countaract this you need three things. (1) A great big tail surface strong enough to pull that nose up. (2) You need to use the fine tuning tool to angle the Great Big Tail so that it will pull the nose up, 5 degrees should do it, but test it out. (3) Speed. You will need air moving fast enough over the tail to overpower the tendancy to nose down. The bigger the tail, the less speed you'll need, but it's also a good idea not to go full throttle untill you're already moving pretty fast, pull the throttle up slowly.

    +1 6.8 years ago
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    Center of mass lift, and trust are off by a lot and I don’t know how to fix it with out keeping it authentic looking

    +1 6.8 years ago
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    394 Jrhench

    @BreadOnButter
    Will do, ty

    6.8 years ago
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    @Jrhench I think you should make the wing bigger and make the front a little bigger. Bigger = Floaty - er

    +1 6.8 years ago
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    @Jrhench np

    +1 6.8 years ago
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    394 Jrhench

    @BreadOnButter
    Thanks for trying and thanks for spotlighting it

    6.8 years ago
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    I've tried but my modifications have made look like something else

    +1 6.8 years ago