missile_drone02
This is pretty much an optimised version of the little vehicle i use for my Tube Launch Drone minus the vtol nozzles and with a cockpit attached. This one flies under its own power and doesnt have the issues of airflow. Im guessing that was just a side effect of trying to launch vertically from an enclosed locationthe engines are activation group 5 and the wing rotation is group 1 and slide the vtol slider up for the correct flight config. Of course anyone who downloads this can obviously change up those settings. They are mere carry overs from when i was attempting to launch the turbojet version, pre-vtol
http://imgur.com/TLSMRiG an inflight screenshot seeing as i dont have a pic here of the unit with wings out
Oh.. yeah.. theres no landing gear, My design concept never saw a need for landing. taking off was the only concern and that was solved. Its air droppable or ground launchable via vtol engines on the ground and nozzles fixed to the sides of the 2 turbojets. Air start locations are good too
Late Edit - very important the cockpit is there solely to make it a plane, that cockpit is on the bottom at the back of the plane to keep it out of the way and not upset the balancing i did with the weights. For best flight results fly with the wings up and not down or it goes all sloppy in pitch control
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 10.7ft (3.3m)
- Length 44.7ft (13.6m)
- Height 7.7ft (2.3m)
- Empty Weight 4,797lbs (2,175kg)
- Loaded Weight 8,565lbs (3,885kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.623
- Wing Loading 44.0lbs/ft2 (214.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 194.6ft2 (18.1m2)
- Drag Points 2082
Parts
- Number of Parts 39
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 137
@Mrwhiskers85 oh wow i just found your scissor wing design and it is indeed the same concept, mine appears to be a much larger/more powerful design but the wings sure look the same, great minds! My little drone thing is air droppable too like yours. I had 2 launching off my B-50 design. Now if only there was a "level stabiliser" type deal where i could fix a plane to fly straight and level so i could then pilot the drone without the carrier going off and crashing lol
looks like the same concept as my old scissor-wing. very cool!