Golden Hornet [5k CELEBRATION!]
Thank you all for bringing me to gold!
Born to speed, this aircraft was built around it’s engine to be the smallest thing possible to use that said engine. It incorporated a gear retraction system that was being used in US Navy fighters at the time and had lots of power. It however came with the cost of low maneuverability and terrible low speed control, earning an unwanted reputation as a killer.
As a celebration of reaching gold, I made this diminutive plane. It’s a small air racer that I based off of a much earlier design I made more than a year ago I called the Yellowjacket. Though I never posted the Yellowjacket, I just made a reprise of it. This plane flies not much like it, but it can be naturally spawned just like the original due to it’s low part count. Also, this may hint at something coming up ;)
Tips: Try to keep your landing speed high to avoid a crash. The plane is easy to stall out at speeds below 190kmh (or about 120mph). Oh yeah, I also highly recommend you fly this with a mobile device/joystick due to it's previously mentioned low speed characteristics. If you are flying with a keyboard... godspeed.
and to end, some of the most important people that helped me to my path to gold, as well as friends:
benjaminlavezzari (Gone)
TitanIncorporated
Mage2IsTriggered
Hpacceli
NumbersNumbersTheMan
rexzion
Inuyasha8215
:)
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 21.0ft (6.4m)
- Length 16.7ft (5.1m)
- Height 8.6ft (2.6m)
- Empty Weight 3,439lbs (1,560kg)
- Loaded Weight 4,680lbs (2,122kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.106
- Wing Loading 38.4lbs/ft2 (187.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 121.8ft2 (11.3m2)
- Drag Points 1488
Parts
- Number of Parts 30
- Control Surfaces 6
- Performance Cost 196
If you want to fly with keyboard better just set elevator deflection to 15, just makes it a little easier to control
@APilotOfPlanes me neither
@TurtlesThatFly I have not yet mastered the art of keyboard flying
Also congrats on 5K!
@TurtlesThatFly
Sorry, just thought rex was kinda hypocritical
@KnightOfRen please don’t try to stir up drama here
@KnightOfRen this man really be telling me I still use stock gear despite that build being made when I was silver, actually maybe bronze still.
Congrats on gold!
@rexrexThezion
Like you did any different
stock gear
BRUH
I'm gonna appreciate it first