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Falcon 8.9 Rocket

360 NoHamsSky  7.4 years ago
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Instructions.
Use WASD to control vtol thrusters. Note: (This system needs improving)
To deploy the legs use the slider and slide all the way up.
To lift off thrust to about 25-27%, to land do the same to about 24% thrust, it's usually best to slowly switch between 24-26% when landing, anything more than 5MPH will likely wreck the rocket upon landing.

This is a recreation of the Falcon 9 Rocket, I named it Falcon 8.9 as it was kinda hard to recreate a complete Falcon 9 within simpleplanes, while the new gyros help with stability when in flight. I did have to recreate the landing leg mechanism within the limits of simpleplanes and my knowledge as well as the thruster control system, which I am still having problems with as the legs extending cause the rocket to spin. Any tips would be appreciated, I would consider this rocket in extremly early stages, so again any tips and tricks would be appreciated.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 40.9ft (12.5m)
  • Length 27.9ft (8.5m)
  • Height 109.2ft (33.3m)
  • Empty Weight 50,634lbs (22,967kg)
  • Loaded Weight 78,987lbs (35,828kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.84
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 53937

Parts

  • Number of Parts 115
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,092