I was toying around with ways to design low-drag planes without modding, and found rear-facing cockpits are a pretty decent solution. I designed this glider to be able to outperform and defeat Glidey, the tough-to-beat AI glider who faces you on Eagle Pass (since I had always cheated to win that race before). And it does quite well for itself, putting about a mile between itself and Glidey before crossing the finish line. Soaring with the cockpit reversed isn't too hard. Just fly in chase view, and turn the camera around.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 76.8ft (23.4m)
- Length 33.6ft (10.3m)
- Height 6.3ft (1.9m)
- Empty Weight 2,468lbs (1,119kg)
- Loaded Weight 2,468lbs (1,119kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 5.1lbs/ft2 (24.9kg/m2)
- Wing Area 485.0ft2 (45.1m2)
- Drag Points 147
Parts
- Number of Parts 11
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 83
Small wings helps it loose less speed when the angle of attack starts to riser rom low speed tho. @Sunnyskies
@jamesPLANESii Impressive design. Such low drag allows it to preserve airspeed over a long descent. However, the high wing loading does limit its performance when that speed finally bleeds off.
Mine still beats it tho. 😎
@jamesPLANESii Yeah, that's what I learned. Which is why you'll find dead weight in the fuselage near the nose. To original was only 500 lbs, and didn't fall as fast. Of course, scaling up the mass means you need to increase wing area to keep wing loading within the range typical for a glider. Tuning a glider is uniquely challenging compared to other kinds of aircraft.
Making gliders as heavy as possible helps.
@Treadmill103 Thanks! Glad you were able to appreciate its usefulness.
Lol
@Hockeygoalie21 Yeah. That glitch tends to happen to planes with low wing loading. Gliders aren't really meant to go that fast.
I got this glider to actually accelerate by starting it at 1200 mph and the wings started to shake. It went as fast as 3000 or so mph.