Make a plane with the lowest wing loading (best maneuverability). If you want to check yours, upload your plane as unlisted and look under performance. To enter, download this and make a successor or just mention me in a separate post. Rules: Must be able to take off and land. No mods, no previously built planes, and it must be mobile friendly. Planes will be judged mainly on their wing loading but also on overall performance (how straight it flies, etc). Looks are not a factor at all, so don't worry about them. Deadline is October 27th. 3 winners will be selected, first place getting 15 upvotes, 2nd place with 10, and 3rd place with 5. All participants will get an upvote as well. Good luck everyone!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 2 airplane(s) +24 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 84.5ft (25.8m)
- Length 55.2ft (16.8m)
- Height 25.1ft (7.7m)
- Empty Weight 551lbs (250kg)
- Loaded Weight 551lbs (250kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 439,839.3lbs/ft2 (2,147,483.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 127
Parts
- Number of Parts 1
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 267
@IStoleYourMeme In real life not always the Javelin F.(A.W.) MK.9 because for plane designs like this the wing is required to push more air out of the way but yes the less wing loading generally the better
@Planeez hahaha, I'm a little underqualified for that
Alright... I feel like I'm in flight school learning this lol @Skua
@Planeez that's not all that matters, but it's a good start (and it does mean a low wing loading). You also want a CoL very close to the CoM, and control surfaces (particularly for pitch) that are as big as possible without making the plane wobble when they are used. A high thrust-to-weight ratio also helps you maintain speed throughout hard manouevres.
Okay, so basically big wings and thin plane mean good agility? @Skua
@Planeez wing loading is the weight of your aircraft divided by the area of your wings - so, basically, the amount of lift each unit of area of wing has to provide. Big wings and low weight mean low wing loading. Generally speaking wing loading is one of the bigger factors in manoeuverability, but it's far from the whole story.
@IStoleYourMeme Not as if I own any mods on my devices, I use xml modded parts. But thats not true modded parts, that's just changing values in game
@IStoleYourMeme No modded parts? That sucks
Smaller wings will make wing loading higher and decrease maneuverability. Bigger is better. @Planeez
Soooo basically make a plane with the smallest wings and best maneuverability? @IStoleYourMeme
Basically it needs to have the best maneuverability possible without sacrificing other areas of performance. @Planeez
What do you mean by "Wing loading?"