Overview: the C600 "Knife Edge" is an experimental rocket powered, high altitude, delta wing aircraft designed to test a rocket propulsion concept. Instead of multiple smaller rocket tubes, the aircraft uses a single rocket engine, which can propel the aircraft to speeds greater than Mach 1.
FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS
Maximum Airspeed (TAS): 1100mph, 1770mph, ~956knots.
Maximum Altitude: 60,000ft, 18,288m.
Takeoff Airspeed (IAS): ~110mph, ~177kph, ~96knots.
Landing Airspeed (IAS): ~80mph, ~129kph, ~70knots.
Controls:
- Trim: Trim.
Activate1: Rocket Engine Ignition.
NOTES
After a certain speed is reached, a control limiter will automatically activate to prevent the aircraft from performing excessive maneuvers.
- The rocket engine will burn for
300seconds (5minutes). - I recommend climbing to at least 50,000ft (15,240m) for supersonic flight.
Specifications
Spotlights
- Dragoranos 2.2 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 28.2ft (8.6m)
- Length 41.6ft (12.7m)
- Height 10.7ft (3.3m)
- Empty Weight 5,921lbs (2,685kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,921lbs (2,685kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 17.0lbs/ft2 (83.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 347.7ft2 (32.3m2)
- Drag Points 2882
Parts
- Number of Parts 76
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 415
Autotag: @MrCOPTY
Thoughts or suggestions? Let me know!
@GabrielSatori Much appreciated!
It's really just an XML modified Cleaver missile with several magnets holding it in place.
A tip: set the missile's maximum speed to a very high value, and then mess with the missile's thrust force until you find a suitable amount. Otherwise, your aircraft may accelerate too fast and then stop gaining speed after the missile's maximum speed is achieved (which, of course, isn't very realistic, and is a bit annoying).
I heard about literal rocket engine in Simpleplanes, however I can’t replicate that, the normal rocket didn’t accelerate the plane and then blew up after a short while, I thought that maybe it’s because I didn’t know any rocket’s xml or maybe it just doesn’t work. But then I stumbled upon this. I was really surprised that it actually worked and it fly really good as well, a very nice aircraft.