First and foremost, credit to @stig27 for providing the funky input to make my low-fuel warning-light a possibility! Much appreciated.
Reverse thrust works now. I went with a gyro for her roll input (always on). Rudder moves but still just looks. Horizontal stabilizer redone and it works way better now. She flies pretty nice, and lands better than I expected (as in she doesn't explode) Pulls slightly to the left on take-off. Some additional aesthetic touch-ups needed, and I haven't added her primary fuel tank yet.
Set trim to 3/4 down for take off, gentle rotation around 190mph
AG 1 for Engines and hazard lights
AG 2 for Nav lights
AG 3 for Taxi lights
AG 4 for Slats control (VTOL up)
AG 5 for Flaps control (VTOL down)
AG 6 for Airbrakes
AG 7 for Reverse thrust
AG 8 for Turning nose gear
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor A.58 Progress so Far
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 210.3ft (64.1m)
- Length 213.6ft (65.1m)
- Height 44.6ft (13.6m)
- Empty Weight 199,411lbs (90,451kg)
- Loaded Weight 201,757lbs (91,515kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.091
- Wing Loading 30.9lbs/ft2 (151.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 6,520.9ft2 (605.8m2)
- Drag Points 59914
Parts
- Number of Parts 1182
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 8,144
@fleia262 welcome!
@Kthepersonorguy thank you for the upvote friend!
Nice!
@Fooddoesnttastegood good evening friend! And thank you kindly for the upvote!
@fleia262 No problem, my man. ;) And I'm very glad that you at least were able to functionally pretty much finish this bird here. And, I'm also very glad that you said this girl was huge stepping stone for you, and I imagine it really was that. Now again, I'm really excited to see the 4 deck monster flying boat be built. This is gonna be so much fun I'll tell you that much! :D
@BeastHunter I will definitely do so, thank you!
@fleia262 Tag me when it’s finished!
@ThomasRoderick Good morning friend, and thank you so much for the upvote, I appreciate it!
@BeastHunter thank you so much for the upvote, so glad you like her progress thus far!
@T8flight thank you kindly for the upvote friend!
@Boeing777x Thank you! This is the only large airliner I've worked on where I genuinely considered scrapping her and moving on to the next project. Functionally I'd say she's pretty much finished... not perfect but considering how unique she is compared to my others, I feel like she's a huge stepping stone and learning curve for me, a first for me on several levels. Also I just want her to be done cuz I'm very much looking forward to starting the 4-decker flying boat, pretty much all I can think about now 😂
This birds coming along very nicely here, ;)