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Mechanical Plane Challenge

7,543 Aweyer26  3.4 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on Aweyer26's mechanical linkage plane

I present to you, the mechanical plane challenge where you will have to submit a plane whose functions are fully mechanical.

These are the requirements to enter:
- the submission must be a successor of this plane
- the plane must be a plane
- all control surfaces must be mechanically actuated meaning more than attaching a rotator directly to a wing
- design must be original for this challenge
- the mechanism must work with minimal use of mods(for collisions and mass)

Some more information:
- funky trees is allowed
- mechanical engines are allowed
- be creative

Judging components:

  1. functionality (10 points):

    • does it fly (5 points)
    • does it handle well (5 points)
  2. Mechanism (50 points):

    • how many parts are mechanized (the more the better) (30 points)
    • does the mechanism work in real life (10 points)
    • how good does the mechanism work (10 points)
  3. Looks (40 points):

    • does it look like a plane (10 points)
    • is the mechanism easily visible (10 points)
    • does it look cool (20 points)

Submission with the highest score out of 100 will get 20 upvotes

second place will get 10 upvotes
third place will get 5 upvotes
fourth will get 3

everyone gets an upvote for entering!

Good luck

(deadline will be in a month or so)

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor mechanical linkage plane
  • Successors 2 airplane(s) +42 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 27.6ft (8.4m)
  • Length 28.4ft (8.6m)
  • Height 10.9ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 4,186lbs (1,898kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,518lbs (2,049kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.221
  • Wing Loading 33.2lbs/ft2 (162.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 136.2ft2 (12.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2983

Parts

  • Number of Parts 122
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 665
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    7,543 Aweyer26

    also if i don't judge this in a month, one of you can just comment here to remind me

    Pinned 3.4 years ago
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    6,374 Thunderhawk

    @Aweyer26 cool!

    @mike996 yeah I would be interested to see more mechanical plane challenges.

    3.2 years ago
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    1,259 mike996

    @Aweyer26 yeay 2de so glad im not last ...wait 🤣 jk it was a fun build just a pitty only me and @Thunderhawk uploaded would have like to see more ways to do it

    3.2 years ago
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    7,543 Aweyer26

    @mike996 wins second

    3.2 years ago
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    7,543 Aweyer26

    @Thunderhawk wins first place

    +1 3.2 years ago
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    6,374 Thunderhawk

    I just entered! Good luck to everyone else too!

    +1 3.4 years ago
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    1,259 mike996

    im in

    3.4 years ago
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    Sounds interesting, I'll join

    +1 3.4 years ago
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    Yes

    +1 3.4 years ago